Secondary school

Maidstone Grammar School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–18
  • Boys · mixed sixth form
  • Selective
  • Kent
  • ME15 7BT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2019 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 122 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 5%2017/18: top 6%2018/19: top 5%2021/22: top 5%2022/23: top 5%2023/24: top 5%2024/25: top 4%No exams

A-level results

#126 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 868.4 · South East 4610/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths92% · South East 44.8%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score6.57 · South East 4.0310/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.50 · South East +0.019/10 Top 20%+17 pts
A level points per entry38.67 · South East 33.479/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 65.7 · 170 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 64 · 167 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 62.2 · 163 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 65.5 · 179 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 66.8 · 208 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 64.8 · 208 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 66.6 · 216 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 68.4 · 212 pupils · South East 4668.462.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 88% · 167 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 88% · 163 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 91% · 179 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 89% · 208 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 86% · 208 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 88.4% · 216 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 92% · 212 pupils · South East 44.8%92%86%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 35.86 · 187 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 31.65 · 173 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 35.8 · 168 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 37.22 · 168 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 41.12 · 185 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 37.98 · 200 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 36.52 · 174 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 38.67 · 181 pupils · South East 33.4741.1231.65No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.0%
195 of 235 who put it first2014 · 69.3%2026 · 83.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st235195
2nd1607
3rd1042

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2019Good
  4. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,443
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.8%
First language not English20.1%
SEN support2.0%
EHC plan0.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.7%

Girls 5.7%Boys 94.3%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

103.6% full · 1,393 places · 358 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 253 responses (17.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved84.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 70.4% not applicable46.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year76.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 36.4% not applicable80.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?15% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 15% who said Yes above71.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child92.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing84.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development80.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult15.0
  • Classroom teachers 60.6
  • Leadership 13
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 36.1

Teachers 73.6 FTE · Whole workforce 115.8 · 129 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,930
Spend per pupil£6,841
Staff spend per pupil£5,072
Reserve per pupil£661
  • +£953,788revenue reserve
  • +£128,805in-year balance

Grants £6,414 · self-generated £748 · premises £416 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

216 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.7%
  • Education95.4%
  • Apprenticeship2.3%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained1.4%
  • Unknown0.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

175 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.9%
  • Education57.7%
  • Higher education57.1%
  • Apprenticeship3.4%
  • Employment29.7%
  • Not sustained5.7%
  • Unknown3.4%