MEPA ACADEMY
27 & 29 EARL STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1PF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Ellen
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 148632
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622756644
About this school
MEPA ACADEMY is an independent school in Kent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 24 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected MEPA ACADEMY under its current framework. 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
MEPA ACADEMY has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.7 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.0 | - | - |
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 MEPA 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 22 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 13
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Maidstone
-
Serenity School Maidstone0.7 miles
Special schools · Maidstone
-
Bower Grove School1.5 miles
Special schools · Maidstone
-
Leigh Academy Snowfields1.7 miles
Free Schools · Maidstone
-
Five Acre Wood School1.8 miles
Special schools · Maidstone
Common questions
- What year groups does MEPA ACADEMY teach?
- MEPA ACADEMY teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Kent.
- Who is the headteacher of MEPA ACADEMY?
- The headteacher of MEPA ACADEMY is Mrs Mandy Ellen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has MEPA ACADEMY been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected MEPA ACADEMY under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is MEPA ACADEMY?
- MEPA ACADEMY has 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is MEPA ACADEMY full?
- MEPA ACADEMY has capacity for 50 pupils and 24 on roll (48%), 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 MEPA ACADEMY a faith school?
- No. MEPA ACADEMY has no designated religious character.
- What are MEPA ACADEMY's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, MEPA 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 24 July 2026.