Oakwood Park Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · 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 Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oakwood Park Grammar School is a secondary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 May 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Oakwood Park 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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, Year 7 had 163 first-choice applications for 160 offers; 128 offers went to first-choice families and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The 11+ Kent Test pass mark for 2026 entry was 108 (lowest on any one paper) and 332 (total).
- In 2024/25, 93% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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
- Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 8AH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils here develop an assured and positive sense of their own identity.”
- “They share a commitment to their school community, which they are proud to represent.”
- “This is strengthened by the leadership opportunities that give pupils a clear voice within the school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, the work that teachers provide does not fully match the ambitions of the curriculum.”
- “When this happens, pupils’ knowledge and skills are not developed as far as they could be.”
- “Sometimes, teachers’ checks for understanding in class are not as systematic.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 93% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68.9 | 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: 163 first-preference applications, 160 offers in total, 128 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.
- St Augustine Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Simon Stock Catholic School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Maplesden Noakes School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Invicta Grammar School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Valley Park School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- New Line Learning Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published