Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Deborah Stanley
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,240
- Pupils on roll
- 1,254
- URN
- 118836
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622752103
About this school
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a girls' foundation secondary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,254 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 183 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 63.6 | 66.3 | 66.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.49 +0.28 to +0.70 | +0.57 +0.36 to +0.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 87% | 85.8% | 87.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 98.4% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 93% | 93.4% | 93.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63.6 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.3 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,197 |
| 2023/24 | 1,244 |
| 2024/25 | 1,274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maidstone Grammar School for Girls compares
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls ranked 17th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66.4 | 5.3% | 9.9% | 1,254 | — |
| The Maplesden Noakes School | 39.6 | 9.1% | 25.6% | 1,418 | 0.1 miles |
| St Simon Stock Catholic School | 46.6 | 8.6% | 16.5% | 1,148 | 0.8 miles |
| St Augustine Academy | 35.1 | 9.1% | 34.2% | 673 | 0.9 miles |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | 68.9 | 5% | 7.6% | 1,100 | 0.9 miles |
| Invicta Grammar School | 70.8 | 3.8% | 7.3% | 1,670 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.93%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 10.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Maplesden Noakes School0.1 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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St Simon Stock Catholic School0.8 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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St Augustine Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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Oakwood Park Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
-
Invicta Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls ranks 4th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Maidstone.
- Cornwallis Academy Secondary
- Invicta Grammar School Secondary
- Maidstone Grammar School Secondary
- New Line Learning Academy Secondary
- Oakwood Park Grammar School Secondary
- School of Science and Technology Maidstone Secondary
- St Augustine Academy Secondary
- St Simon Stock Catholic School Secondary
- The Lenham School Secondary
- The Maplesden Noakes School Secondary
- Valley Park School Secondary
- Allington Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Maidstone Grammar School for Girls teach?
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Maidstone Grammar School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is Miss Deborah Stanley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maidstone Grammar School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Maidstone Grammar School for Girls?
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has 1,254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Maidstone Grammar School for Girls full?
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has capacity for 1,240 pupils and 1,254 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maidstone Grammar School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Maidstone Grammar School for Girls a selective school?
- Yes. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Maidstone Grammar School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 63.6 in 2022/23 and 66.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maidstone Grammar School for Girls rank locally?
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls ranked 17th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maidstone Grammar School for Girls's absence rate?
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maidstone Grammar School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.