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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Buckland Road, Maidstone ME16 0SF · mggs.org · 01622 752103
On the mapSearch near ME16 0SF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 66.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,254
- 14 over 1,240 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 133 places were offered; 78% 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 | 133 | 132 | 1 | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 131 | 142 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 166 | 175 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 175 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 139 | 1▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.4, and 87.7% 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- (36.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲66.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲87.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲93.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.32 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 89.1 | −2.1 |
| Further education | 8.7 | +3.4 |
| Employment | 1.1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.1 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184 students | B- (36.5) | Average +0.05 | |
| 184 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.04 | |
| 6 students | Dist (34.2) | Average -0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 165 | B- (36.1) | -0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 150 | B- (35.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 155 | B+ (42.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 160 | B- (37) | -0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 173 | C+ (34.7) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 181 | C+ (33.9) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 188 | C+ (34.5) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61.3 | −6.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 22 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Feb 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (253 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 253
- 21% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (20%) with SEND