Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Foundation school · Girls · Kent
Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF
95
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/03/2023
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
11.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,254
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,240 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
117 of 142 families who put it first got an offer
131
Places offered
648
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 142 | 117 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 215 | 3 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 134 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 4th preference | 157 | 5 | ● 3% |
| Total | 648 | 130 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 89 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Deborah Stanley
- Address
- Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF
- Phone
- 01622752103
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Allington & Bridge · Maidstone and Malling
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118836
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,254 pupils · 1,240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 930 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.57 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.37 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.07 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 66.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 87.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 93.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.48 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 184 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 171 | 43% | 89% | 99% | |
| English Language | 171 | 53% | 95% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 169 | 53% | 95% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 167 | 56% | 85% | 89% | |
| Geography | 135 | 49% | 93% | 99% | |
| Biology | 107 | 45% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 107 | 44% | 90% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 107 | 50% | 94% | 99% | |
| Art and Design | 77 | 48% | 88% | 97% | |
| French | 70 | 47% | 84% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 64 | 50% | 78% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 64 | 9% | 69% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 54 | 4% | 11% | 24% | |
| Geography | 46 | 2% | 15% | 59% | |
| Mathematics | 44 | 14% | 41% | 68% | |
| Biology | 41 | 10% | 27% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 7% | 12% | 66% | |
| Sociology | 38 | 5% | 16% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 33 | 6% | 18% | 64% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 26 | 4% | 15% | 65% | |
| Government and Politics | 23 | 0% | 17% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 9% | 45% | 77% | |
| Economics | 20 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 19 | 26% | 32% | 74% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11322: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.