Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
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 |
From Maidstone Grammar School for Girls · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a secondary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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 | Not published |
| 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
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 132 first-choice applications for 133 offers: 103 offers went to first-choice families, and 29 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, 105 of the 699 applications came from families living outside Kent, and 24 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 88% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was B- (England B-).
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
- Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,254 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “The ambition for pupils at Maidstone Girls Grammar School (MGGS) is limitless.”
- “Pupils, from Years 7 to 13, aspire to be the very best they can be.”
- “They value the dedicated support from staff as they determinedly pursue different career ambitions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2023 (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) | 88% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 66.4 | 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: 132 first-preference applications, 133 offers in total, 103 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.
- The Maplesden Noakes School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Simon Stock Catholic School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Invicta Grammar School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Valley Park School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- School of Science and Technology Maidstone 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published