New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Interim Headteacher
- Mr Gary Cook
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Future Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 826
- URN
- 135372
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622743286
About this school
New Line Learning Academy is a secondary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 826 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 130 | 143 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.7 | 33.9 | 32.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.66 -0.92 to -0.41 | -0.79 -1.04 to -0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 21.7% | 17.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 42% | 36% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 22.4% | 28.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
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 New Line Learning Academy 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 | 34.7 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.2 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 719 |
| 2023/24 | 807 |
| 2024/25 | 819 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Line Learning Academy compares
New Line Learning Academy ranked 93rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.2 | 13.1% | 48.7% | 826 | — |
| Maidstone Grammar School | 68.4 | 4.7% | 7.9% | 1,443 | 1.1 miles |
| Cornwallis Academy | 38.6 | 9.7% | 35.4% | 1,402 | 1.4 miles |
| Valley Park School | 37.6 | 7.6% | 22.8% | 1,555 | 1.7 miles |
| School of Science and Technology Maidstone | 48 | 6.6% | 14% | 1,056 | 1.8 miles |
| Invicta Grammar School | 70.8 | 3.8% | 7.3% | 1,670 | 1.8 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)
- 48.72%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 13.12%
- Persistent absence
- 39.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maidstone Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
-
Cornwallis Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
-
Valley Park School1.7 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
-
School of Science and Technology Maidstone1.8 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
-
Invicta Grammar School1.8 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
New Line Learning Academy ranks 12th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Maidstone.
- Cornwallis Academy Secondary
- Invicta Grammar School Secondary
- Maidstone Grammar School Secondary
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 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 New Line Learning Academy teach?
- New Line Learning Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the interim headteacher of New Line Learning Academy?
- The interim headteacher of New Line Learning Academy is Mr Gary Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Line Learning Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Line Learning Academy, 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 New Line Learning Academy?
- New Line Learning Academy has 826 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is New Line Learning Academy full?
- New Line Learning Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 826 on roll (79%), so it has space against 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 New Line Learning Academy a faith school?
- No. New Line Learning Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is New Line Learning Academy a selective school?
- No. New Line Learning Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs New Line Learning Academy?
- New Line Learning Academy is part of FUTURE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have New Line Learning Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.7 in 2022/23 and 32.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Line Learning Academy rank locally?
- New Line Learning Academy ranked 93rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Line Learning Academy's absence rate?
- New Line Learning Academy's overall absence rate is 13.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Line Learning Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Line Learning Academy'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 1 July 2026.