# School of Science and Technology Maidstone

School of Science and Technology Maidstone is a secondary school in Maidstone, for pupils aged 11 to 19.

It had 1,056 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144716. [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 1,056
- Council: Maidstone
- URN: 144716

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at School of Science and Technology Maidstone was 49.1, against 46.5 in Maidstone and 46.2 in England.
48.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Maidstone | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 46.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48.4% | 46.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.2% | 65.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 188 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Valley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-park-school-e136581): 390 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e137615): 460 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Invicta Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-grammar-school-e136582): 600 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-east-borough-e144531): 830 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Maidstone Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-e118835): 1.3 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 67.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Leigh Academy Bearsted](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bearsted-e147866): 1.4 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144716)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144716)

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