Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF
1,254 pupils · 101% of 1,240 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2023, published 9 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 87.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 99.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 93.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 133 | 132 | 699 | 132 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 131 | 142 | 648 | 130 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 166 | 175 | 719 | 164 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 154 | 175 | 724 | 154 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 133 | 139 | 599 | 130 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 152 | 211 | 887 | 143 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 123 | 131 | 636 | 122 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 122 | 136 | 658 | 122 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Maplesden Noakes School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Simon Stock Catholic School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Augustine Academy 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Invicta Grammar School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Valley Park School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.