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The Maplesden Noakes School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Buckland Road, Maidstone ME16 0TJ · maplesden.kent.sch.uk · 01622 759036

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.6
average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,418
95% of 1,500 places
Local authority
Kent
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.6%
First language not English
16.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Maplesden Noakes School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 233 (Places 239)233September 2023: 214 (Places 236)214September 2024: 233 (Places 238)233September 2025: 222 (Places 239)222September 2026: 219 (Places 236)219Places 236
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262362190.984%
September 2025Sept 20252392220.990%
September 2024Sept 2024238233183%
September 2023Sept 20232362140.988%
September 2022Sept 2022239233185%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.6, and 28.4% 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 C- (25.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.1 (England 46.3)43.12017/18: 40.6 (England 46.5)40.62018/19: 40.8 (England 46.7)40.82021/22: 44.6 (England 48.8)44.62022/23: 38.1 (England 46.3)38.12023/24: 36.7 (England 45.9)36.72024/25: 39.6 (England 46.0)39.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.646.0
▼28.4%45.4%
▼58.2%64.8%
▼10.3%40.5%
▼3.354.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.3−11.1
Sixth form college0.5—
Further education46.1+12.8
Apprenticeship1.9+0.3
Employment2.9−1.5
Not in a lasting destination5.3−1.3
Activity not captured2.9+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 23.0 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 28.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 25.6 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 24.8 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 30.7 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.2 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 22.3 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 25.5 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
117 studentsC- (25.5)Below average -0.33
118 studentsC- (25.5)Below average -0.34
94 studentsMerit (26.4)Below average -0.38
0%AAB or better
95.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24125D+ (22.3)-0.61
2022/2397D+ (24.2)—
2021/22107C (30.7)—
2018/19104D+ (24.8)-0.37
2017/18128C- (25.6)-0.36
2016/1796C (28.7)+0.07
2015/1691D+ (23)-0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University31.3−5.5
Further education2.7−2.6
Apprenticeship6.8−4.5
Employment47.6+10
Not in a lasting destination10.2+2.7
Activity not captured1.4−0.1

Ofsted

The Maplesden Noakes School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
1 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (206 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
78%
Replies
206
15% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼48% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼56% agreeEngland 68%

based on 54 parents (26%) with SEND

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