OFSTED
7 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,254
1,254 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,198
95.5% of pupils
Male pupils
56
4.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
below England
School
10.0%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.7 pts
below England
School
13.6%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.2%
868
African
8.1%
101
Any other White background
5.7%
71
Indian
3.7%
47
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
40
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.0%
188 of
1,254 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
66.4
27.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.57 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
5.28%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.85 pts
lower than
England
School
10.97%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.40%
Maidstone
2.03%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.1%
8.8 pts
above England
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
101.1%
Maidstone
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.