Best Secondary Schools in Maidstone

We checked all 15 secondary schools in Maidstone, Kent, and list every one: 12 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
15
Ranked
12
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Maidstone. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Maidstone also has 47 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kent. Kent also has rankings for Canterbury, Gravesend, Tonbridge, Dartford, Dover and all of Kent.

Ranked secondary schools in Maidstone

  1. 1

    Invicta Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,670 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    70.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    92.8%

  2. 2

    Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

    Local authority maintained, Selective, 1,254 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    66.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    87.7%

  3. 3

    Oakwood Park Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,100 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    68.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    93%

  4. 4

    Maidstone Grammar School

    Local authority maintained, Selective, 1,443 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    68.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    92%

  5. 5

    School of Science and Technology Maidstone

    Free school, 1,056 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    48.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.4%

  6. 6

    St Simon Stock Catholic School

    Academy, 1,148 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.3%

  7. 7

    Cornwallis Academy

    Academy, 1,402 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.8%

  8. 8

    The Maplesden Noakes School

    Academy, 1,418 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.4%

  9. 9

    Valley Park School

    Academy, 1,555 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.7%

  10. 10

    The Lenham School

    Academy, 820 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    15.8%

  11. 11

    St Augustine Academy

    Academy, 673 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    35.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.1%

  12. 12

    New Line Learning Academy

    Academy, 826 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    32.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.5%

Secondary schools in Maidstone without a rank