St Augustine Academy
Oakwood Road, Maidstone, ME16 8AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Steffan Ball
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Canterbury
- Sponsor
- Woodard Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 673
- URN
- 136923
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622752490
About this school
St Augustine Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 673 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Augustine Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 153 | 140 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.3 | 36.2 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.43 -0.66 to -0.20 | -0.80 -1.05 to -0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 27.1% | 20.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 50% | 45.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 35% | 24.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
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 St Augustine 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 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 740 |
| 2024/25 | 736 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine Academy compares
St Augustine Academy ranked 89th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.1 | 9.1% | 34.2% | 673 | — |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | 68.9 | 5% | 7.6% | 1,100 | 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 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 12 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.24%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.31%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oakwood Park Grammar School0.1 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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St Simon Stock Catholic School0.2 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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The Maplesden Noakes School0.8 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
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Maidstone Grammar School1.4 miles
Secondary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
St Augustine Academy ranks 11th 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
- Oakwood Park Grammar School Secondary
- School of Science and Technology Maidstone 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 ages does St Augustine Academy teach?
- St Augustine Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the principal of St Augustine Academy?
- The principal of St Augustine Academy is Mr Steffan Ball, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Augustine Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine 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 many pupils are at St Augustine Academy?
- St Augustine Academy has 673 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Augustine Academy full?
- St Augustine Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 673 on roll (90%), 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 St Augustine Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Canterbury.
- Is St Augustine Academy a selective school?
- No. St Augustine Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Augustine Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Augustine Academy is part of WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Augustine Academy have?
- The schools register lists St Augustine Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Augustine Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.3 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Augustine Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- St Augustine Academy ranked 89th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Augustine Academy's absence rate?
- St Augustine Academy's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine 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.