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Oakwood Park Grammar School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Oakwood Park, Maidstone ME16 8AH · opgs.org · 01622 726683
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 68.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,100
- 65 over 1,035 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.1%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 163 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 79% 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 | 160 | 163 | 1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 141 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 141 | 121 | 0.9 | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 125 | 0.8 | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 124 | 91 | 0.7 | 76% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 68.9, and 93% 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 (38.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲68.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲93.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲97.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲93.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.60 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 90.4 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 4.5 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.9 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 students | B (38.5) | Above average +0.11 | |
| 140 students | B (38.8) | Above average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 131 | B- (35.2) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 173 | C+ (34) | — |
| 2021/22 | 160 | B- (37.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 155 | C+ (34.2) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 151 | C+ (34.1) | +0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 133 | C (31.3) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 115 | C (30.8) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.9 | +8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 14.9 | −8.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Oakwood Park Grammar School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 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 Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (156 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 156
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (21%) with SEND