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Maidstone Grammar School

Maidstone · Boys only · ages 11 to 18

Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 118835)

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Overview

Address
Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Status
Open
Admits
Boys only
Age range
11 to 18
Number of pupils
1,443
Capacity
1,393
Eligible for free school meals
8.7%
Sixth form
Yes
School type
Foundation school
Religious character
None
Trust
Not yet available
Local authority
Kent

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (parentview.ofsted.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026

Admissions and the 11+

Admissions policy
Selective (grammar school)
Selection in this area
Fully selective area30% of Year 7 places offered in Kent for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
Entrance test
Kent Test
Qualifying score
aggregate 332 with no section below 108 (Kent Test threshold for September 2026 entry) (2026 entry)
Catchment area
Not yet available
Children from outside the catchment
Not yet available

Applications and offers for Year 7

For September 2026 entry, 629 applicants named this school (235 as their first choice) for 205 places. 4 of 205 offers went to children living outside Kent.

Applications and offers by September intake
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Kent
Sept 20262056292351.14
Sept 20252035872041.017
Sept 20242056292311.10
Sept 20232056292671.31
Sept 20222056112681.30
Show all 13 years
Earlier intakes
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Kent
Sept 20211917402501.314
Sept 20202025842711.30
Sept 20192045642451.20
Sept 20182045242311.10
Sept 20172054892121.00
Sept 20161755912311.30
Sept 20151755252421.40
Sept 20141735142441.40

"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Kent" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.

Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (skinners-school.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Key dates for September 2027 entry

Test registration (Kent Test)
1 June 2026 to 1 July 2026
Test date
10 September 2026, 12 September 2026, 13 September 202610 Sep for children at Kent primaries; 12-13 Sep for children at non-Kent primaries. Late registration only in limited cases (email kent.admissions@kent.gov.uk); sources conflict. Dates come from school/tuition pages; official page kent.gov.uk/kenttest not seen. One guide mentions 12 Feb offer, unclear.
Results sent to families
15 October 2026
Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
National offer day
1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
Open days
Not yet available
School opened (current registration)
Not yet available

Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: kelsi.org.uk, lenham.kent.sch.uk, cognito.org, leadingtuition.co.uk.

Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).

Guide to the Kent Test and its schools · How applying works

Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (kelsi.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Ofsted inspection

Inspected on 8 October 2024. Current grade Good, from its last graded inspection (Ofsted stopped giving overall grades in September 2024). Read the report ↗

Inspection history (7)
  • 8 October 2024: School inspection · report
  • 15 January 2019: Full inspection, Good · report
  • 26 September 2013: Full inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 7 January 2011: Interim assessment · report
  • 13 February 2008: Full inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 16 March 2007: Curriculum and development visit · report
  • 22 November 2004: Full inspection · report

Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026

Exam results

GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)

GCSE results compared with national averages
MeasureThis schoolSelective schools in EnglandAll state schools in England
Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90).6772.146.2
Grade 5 or above in English and maths91.4%93.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths41.6%57.7%14.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths98%98.3%64.8%
Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.–––

Attainment 8 over time: 66.6 (2023/24) → 68.4 (2024/25) → 67 (2025/26).

197 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.

Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026

How to get there

Postcode
ME15 7BT
Map location
51.26536, 0.53106
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Directions and surroundings ↗
Telephone
01622752101

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

School website
www.mgs.kent.sch.uk
Official register record
Get Information About Schools (URN 118835) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026