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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

Foundation school · Maidstone · ME16 0SF

Ages 11–18 · 1,254 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

66.3

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-03-07

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.57
−20+2
Attainment 866.3
English & maths grade 5+86%
English & maths grade 4+98%
EBacc entry93%

EBacc APS: 6.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.8%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
903

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

175

Places offered

166

1st-preference offers

141

Total preferences (any rank)
719
Preferred offers (top 3)
164
Applications from outside LA
91
Offers to outside-LA applicants
22
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

1,254 pupils · 1,240 places

Pupils on roll
1,254
Boys / girls
56 / 1,198
School capacity
1,240
Capacity fill
1,254 / 1,240 (101%)
Free school meals
9.6%
FSM pupils
90
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Miss Deborah Stanley

Location

Address
Buckland Road
Postcode
ME16 0SF
Town
Maidstone
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Girls foundation school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Maidstone, Kent, 1,254 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, selective admissions. Free school meals: 9.6%.

Open schools in Maidstone
68
Secondary schools in Maidstone
12
Academies among open schools in Maidstone
32% (22)
Open schools in ME16
16
Secondary in ME16
5
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Secondary in Kent LA
100

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+18%
    • Absence10.1%

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  • St Simon Stock Catholic School

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    • Absence9.8%

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  • Oakwood Park Grammar School

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    • Absence5.2%

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  • Invicta Grammar School

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  • Valley Park School

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    • Absence8.1%

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  • Maidstone Grammar School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att866.6
    • P80.5
    • EM5+88%
    • Absence5.6%

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Deborah Stanley
Telephone
01622752103
Website
http://www.mggs.org/

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