Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 8AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Craig
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,035
- Pupils on roll
- 1,100
- URN
- 136727
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622726683
About this school
Oakwood Park Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,100 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 153 | 156 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 66.5 | 64.9 | 68.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.72 +0.49 to +0.95 | +0.62 +0.39 to +0.85 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 92% | 95.5% | 93% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 97.4% | 97.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 91% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
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 Oakwood Park Grammar School 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 | 66.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 68.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,096 |
| 2023/24 | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 1,088 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakwood Park Grammar School compares
Oakwood Park Grammar School ranked 10th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68.9 | 5% | 7.6% | 1,100 | — |
| St Augustine Academy | 35.1 | 9.1% | 34.2% | 673 | 0.1 miles |
| St Simon Stock Catholic School | 46.6 | 8.6% | 16.5% | 1,148 | 0.2 miles |
| The Maplesden Noakes School | 39.6 | 9.1% | 25.6% | 1,418 | 0.9 miles |
| Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | 66.4 | 5.3% | 9.9% | 1,254 | 0.9 miles |
| Maidstone Grammar School | 68.4 | 4.7% | 7.9% | 1,443 | 1.4 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)
- 7.57%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Augustine Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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St Simon Stock Catholic School0.2 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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The Maplesden Noakes School0.9 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
-
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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Maidstone Grammar School1.4 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Oakwood Park Grammar School ranks 2nd 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
- New Line Learning Academy 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 Oakwood Park Grammar School teach?
- Oakwood Park Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakwood Park Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Oakwood Park Grammar School is Mrs Sarah Craig, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oakwood Park Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakwood Park Grammar School, 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 Oakwood Park Grammar School?
- Oakwood Park Grammar School has 1,100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oakwood Park Grammar School full?
- Oakwood Park Grammar School has capacity for 1,035 pupils and 1,100 on roll (106%), 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 Oakwood Park Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Oakwood Park Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Oakwood Park Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Oakwood Park Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Oakwood Park Grammar School?
- Oakwood Park Grammar School is part of OAKWOOD PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oakwood Park Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 66.5 in 2022/23 and 68.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakwood Park Grammar School rank locally?
- Oakwood Park Grammar School ranked 10th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakwood Park Grammar School's absence rate?
- Oakwood Park Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakwood Park Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakwood Park Grammar School'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.