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Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 12–17 · Pupil referral unit
8 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone ME16 8AU · m-map.co.uk · 01622 753772
On the mapSearch near ME16 8AU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- Pupils
- 1
- 2% of 52 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 100%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17 | — |
| Further education | 33 | +15 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 33 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 17 | +8 |
Ofsted
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 100% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (92%) with SEND