St Simon Stock Catholic School is a secondary school located in Maidstone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/01/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Website: http://www.ssscs.co.uk/
Telephone: 01622754551
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Malone
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140537

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1018
Number of Pupils: 1139
Number of Boys: 608
Number of Girls: 531

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.65 Confidence interval 0.44 to 0.86
Of the 163 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 147 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Queen's Road , ME16 0LB
3out of 4 125 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
West Borough Primary School
Greenway , ME16 8TL
3out of 4 628 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick House Primary School
Leafy Lane , ME16 0QQ
3out of 4 1,153 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
Douglas Road , ME16 8ER
3out of 4 1,221 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Douglas Road , ME16 8ER
4out of 4 1,221 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park , ME16 0JP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine Academy
Oakwood Road , ME16 8AE
3out of 4 370 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park , ME16 8AH
3out of 4 410 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road , ME16 0TJ
3out of 4 1,357 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road , ME16 0SF
4out of 4 1,432 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU
2out of 4 724 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bower Grove School
Fant Lane , ME16 8NL
3out of 4 989 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT
- not rated 1,541 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF
- not rated 1,870 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Helens Montessori School
Lower Road , East Farleigh ME15 0JT
- not rated 3,034 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.