OFSTED
9 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,443
1,443 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
81
5.6% of pupils
Male pupils
1,362
94.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.7 pts
below England
School
8.1%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.3 pts
below England
School
20.0%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.6%
875
Any other White background
7.8%
112
African
6.1%
88
Any other Asian background
5.1%
73
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
68
Indian
3.2%
46
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
2.4%
34 of
1,443 pupils
18.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
68.4
29.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.50 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
4.65%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.11 pts
lower than
England
School
9.71%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
Maidstone
2.03%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.6%
11.3 pts
above England
Maidstone Grammar School
103.6%
Maidstone
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.