Maidstone Grammar School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Maidstone, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
| Listed-parish priority score | 360 |
From Kent grammar schools (Dane Court Grammar School website), Maidstone Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
8.033 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Maidstone Grammar School is a secondary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Maidstone Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 8.033 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 8.033 miles away, the 9th longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025, and further than in 2023.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 235 first-choice applications for 205 offers; 195 offers went to first-choice families and 40 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 92% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Barton Road, Maidstone, ME15 7BT
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming, aspirational school.”
- “The school promotes pupils’ personal development as well as academic success.”
- “The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
To improve
- “However, not all teachers are using these strategies consistently well.”
- “This hinders some pupils from progressing through the curriculum as strongly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 92% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 235 first-preference applications, 205 offers in total, 195 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Invicta Grammar School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Valley Park School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- School of Science and Technology Maidstone 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- New Line Learning Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Maplesden Noakes School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published