Maidstone Grammar School is a secondary school located in Maidstone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Barton Road, Maidstone, ME15 7BT
Website: www.mgs.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01622752101
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Tomkins
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 118835

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1386
Number of Pupils: 1381
Number of Boys: 1297
Number of Girls: 84

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.16 Confidence interval -0.03 to 0.35
Of the 179 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 175 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:59%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:91%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:65.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.91
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close , Postley Road ME15 6TL
3out of 4 348 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Park Way Primary School
Park Way , ME15 7AH
3out of 4 630 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
Eccleston Road , Tovil ME15 6QN
2out of 4 1,126 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road , ME14 5DX
3out of 4 1,230 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
Douglas Road , ME16 8ER
3out of 4 1,567 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road , ME15 7BT
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DS
4out of 4 1,201 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT
4out of 4 1,206 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ
- not rated 1,440 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL
2out of 4 1,961 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT
- not rated 1,295 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF
- not rated 1,347 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Five Acre Wood School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QF
4out of 4 1,923 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU
2out of 4 2,162 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Snowfields Academy
Popesfield Way , ME14 5GA
- not rated 2,949 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.