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Maidstone Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Barton Road, Maidstone ME15 7BT · mgs.kent.sch.uk · 01622 752101
On the mapSearch near ME15 7BT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 68.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,443
- 50 over 1,393 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 235 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 205 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 204 | 1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 205 | 231 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 267 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 268 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 68.4, and 92% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲68.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲92.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲98.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 87 | −5.3 |
| Further education | 8.3 | +3.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | +0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 181 students | B (38.7) | Average -0.02 | |
| 181 students | B (38.7) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 174 | B- (36.5) | -0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 200 | B- (38) | — |
| 2021/22 | 185 | B (41.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 168 | B- (37.2) | +0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 168 | B- (35.8) | 0.00 |
| 2016/17 | 173 | C (31.7) | -0.46 |
| 2015/16 | 187 | B- (35.9) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.1 | −13.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 29.7 | +13.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Maidstone Grammar School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (253 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 253
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (15%) with SEND