School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Kent
New Cut Road, Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
60%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
16.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
60%
1st preference success rate
170 of 282 families who put it first got an offer
182
Places offered
1129
Total applications
6.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 282 | 170 | ● 60% |
| 2nd preference | 322 | 9 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 335 | 3 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 190 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1129 | 182 | 16% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ryan Royston
- Address
- New Cut Road, Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
- Phone
- 01622938444
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Grove Green & Vinters Park · Faversham and Mid Kent
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144716
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
1,056 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 977 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 190 | — |
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 | 190 | 19% | 59% | 85% | |
| English Language | 190 | 12% | 54% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 189 | 14% | 51% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 154 | 5% | 45% | 74% | |
| Geography | 130 | 10% | 42% | 57% | |
| Spanish | 89 | 3% | 22% | 39% | |
| History | 65 | 32% | 55% | 72% | |
| Business | 61 | 18% | 39% | 57% | |
| Computer Science | 48 | 17% | 46% | 65% | |
| French | 47 | 13% | 21% | 36% | |
| Social Studies | 46 | 0% | 24% | 43% | |
| Biology | 34 | 44% | 97% | 100% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
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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: Non-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.