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Education in Maidstone

District

The east of the South East. 191,415 people in 393 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Maidstone, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Maidstone had 72 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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72
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Maidstone had 72 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Maidstone among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Maidstone is 72.

Schools

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Schools in Maidstone

Maidstone has 72 open schools: 49 primary, 12 secondary, 6 special, 4 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
8
Good
17
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

25 of the 65 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Maidstone

8 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Allington Primary School (July 2022), Leigh Academy Bearsted (January 2023), Invicta Grammar School (April 2024), Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (March 2023), School of Science and Technology Maidstone (January 2023), Bower Grove School (September 2019), Five Acre Wood School (July 2024), Leigh Academy Snowfields (June 2023).

Primary (49)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Allington Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11466Outstanding (overall), July 202283% met KS2 standard
Archbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11329Good (overall), June 202374% met KS2 standard
Barming Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11480Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade48% met KS2 standard
Boughton Monchelsea Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11202School remains Good, September 202347% met KS2 standard
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11140Good (overall), January 202490% met KS2 standard
Brunswick House Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11420School remains Good, July 202365% met KS2 standard
Coxheath Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11463Good (overall), February 202356% met KS2 standard
East Farleigh Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11199Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Greenfields Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11450Standards maintained, January 202563% met KS2 standard
Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11393Good (overall), February 202442% met KS2 standard
Headcorn Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11401Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Hollingbourne Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1196Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
Hunton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11106Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
Jubilee Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11386Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met81% met KS2 standard
Kingswood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11118School remains Good, July 202258% met KS2 standard
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1183Good (overall), March 202363% met KS2 standard
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1187Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met7% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy BearstedFree schools3 to 11412Outstanding (overall), January 202375% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy Langley ParkAcademy sponsor led3 to 11448Improved significantly, April 202574% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy MardenAcademy converter4 to 11323Good (overall), February 202374% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy MolehillAcademy sponsor led3 to 11312Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade85% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy OaksAcademy sponsor led3 to 11211Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met89% met KS2 standard
Leigh Academy Tree TopsAcademy sponsor led3 to 11341Improved significantly, November 202466% met KS2 standard
Lenham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11204Good (overall), December 202347% met KS2 standard
Loose Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11662Good (overall), June 202374% met KS2 standard
Madginford Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11588School remains Good, April 202361% met KS2 standard
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11437Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11180School remains Good, November 202369% met KS2 standard
North Borough Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11350School remains Good, October 202363% met KS2 standard
Palace Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11417School remains Good, September 202269% met KS2 standard
Park Way Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11307School remains Good, July 202453% met KS2 standard
Platts Heath Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1161Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Roseacre Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11424Good (overall), March 202473% met KS2 standard
Sandling Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11421Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Senacre Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11210Standards maintained, December 202463% met KS2 standard
South Borough Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11448School remains Good, April 202377% met KS2 standard
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneAcademy converter4 to 11Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed
St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11123School remains Good, May 202259% met KS2 standard
St Michael's Church of England Infant School MaidstoneVoluntary controlled school5 to 7118Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
St Paul's Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7242Standards maintained, July 2025
Staplehurst SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11Good (overall), January 2022, before the school changed
Sutton Valence Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11203School remains Good, March 202354% met KS2 standard
The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11193Good (overall), October 202376% met KS2 standard
Thurnham Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 7254Good (overall), February 2023
Tiger Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11392Good (overall), September 202360% met KS2 standard
Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1154Standards maintained, June 202515% met KS2 standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At East BoroughAcademy converter4 to 11445Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
West Borough Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11456School remains Good, October 202247% met KS2 standard
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11145Standards maintained, December 202456% met KS2 standard

Secondary (12)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Cornwallis AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,402School remains Good, January 2023Attainment 8: 37.2
Invicta Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,670Outstanding (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 70.8
Maidstone Grammar SchoolFoundation school11 to 181,443Standards maintained, October 2024Attainment 8: 67.0
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsFoundation school11 to 181,254Outstanding (overall), March 2023Attainment 8: 62.7
New Line Learning AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16826Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 29.2
Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,100School remains Good, May 2024Attainment 8: 66.1
School of Science and Technology MaidstoneFree schools11 to 191,056Outstanding (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 49.1
St Augustine AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16673Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 35.4
St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,148Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.0
The Lenham SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 18820Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), November 2019Attainment 8: 37.3
The Maplesden Noakes SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,418Good (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 36.0
Valley Park SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,555Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 41.8

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bower Grove SchoolFoundation special school4 to 16246Standards maintained, November 2024Outstanding (overall), September 2019
Earley SpringsOther independent special school5 to 13No outcome in Ofsted's file
Five Acre Wood SchoolFoundation special school4 to 19871Outstanding (overall), July 2024
King's Reach EducationOther independent special school11 to 2511No outcome in Ofsted's file
Leigh Academy SnowfieldsFree schools special11 to 18355Outstanding (overall), June 2023
Serenity School MaidstoneOther independent special school5 to 1883No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
MEPA ACADEMYOther independent school11 to 1624Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone CampusOther independent school7 to 18167Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Helens Montessori SchoolOther independent school2 to 1245Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sutton Valence SchoolOther independent school2 to 19826Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Maidstone and Malling Alternative ProvisionPupil referral unit12 to 171Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), November 2019

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.