Schools in Maidstone
Maidstone has 67 schools including 46 primaries and 12 secondaries, coordinated by Kent County Council. Kent retains full selection at secondary level - all children in the county take the Kent Test (11-plus) to be considered for grammar school entry. Maidstone Grammar Schools and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls are among the most oversubscribed grammar schools in the county, regularly receiving several applicants per place.
Primary demand in Maidstone is particularly acute in Bearsted, Loose and the Shepway estates, where catchments for the most popular schools have tightened year on year. Kent County Council co-ordinates both primary and secondary applications through its annual admissions scheme; non-grammar secondary places are allocated on the basis of distance after siblings and special needs criteria are satisfied.
School demand in Maidstone
Across the 67 schools in Maidstone with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 26 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
18 schools in Maidstone have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
22 of the schools in Maidstone are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kent, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
26 of the schools in Maidstone have a current Ofsted rating, of which 25 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Maidstone: 17 oversubscribed (46)
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME17 4HP
East Farleigh Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME15 0LY
Hollingbourne Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME17 1UA
Lenham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME17 2LL
Platts Heath Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME17 2NH
Brunswick House Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME16 0QQ
North Borough Junior School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME14 2BP
Park Way Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME15 7AH
Mereworth Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME18 5ND
Sutton Valence Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME17 3HT
St Paul's Infant School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME14 2BS
Madginford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME15 8LH
Sandling Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME14 2JG
Kingswood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME17 3QF
Senacre Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME15 8QQ
West Borough Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME16 8TL
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME17 1JZ
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME17 1RL
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME16 8ER
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME16 8ER
Thurnham Church of England Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME14 4BL
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME17 1DU
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Maidstone · ME18 5EA
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME18 6BL
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Maidstone · ME18 6DP
Hunton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Maidstone · ME15 0SJ
Roseacre Junior School
Primary · Foundation school
Maidstone · ME14 4BL
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Maidstone · ME16 0LB
Greenfields Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME15 8DF
Palace Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Maidstone · ME16 0AB
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME14 5TZ
Leigh Academy Oaks
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME15 9AX
Leigh Academy Tree Tops
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME15 9EZ
Leigh Academy Molehill
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME15 7ND
Tiger Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Maidstone · ME15 9QL
Allington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME16 0PG
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME15 6QN
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME15 9PS
Jubilee Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Maidstone · ME16 8PF
South Borough Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME15 6TL
Leigh Academy Langley Park
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME17 3FX
Barming Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME16 9DY
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Primary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME14 5DX
Coxheath Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME17 4PS
Loose Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME15 9UW
Leigh Academy Bearsted
Primary · Free schools
Maidstone · ME14 5GA
Secondary Schools in Maidstone (12)
Maidstone Grammar School
Secondary · Foundation school
Maidstone · ME15 7BT
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Foundation school
Maidstone · ME16 0SF
Cornwallis Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME17 4HX
New Line Learning Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME15 9QL
Valley Park School
Secondary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME14 5DT
Invicta Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME14 5DS
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME16 8AH
St Augustine Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME16 8AE
The Maplesden Noakes School
Secondary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME16 0TJ
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter
Maidstone · ME16 0JP
The Lenham School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Maidstone · ME17 2LL
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Secondary · Free schools
Maidstone · ME14 5GQ
Other Schools in Maidstone (9)
Sutton Valence School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Maidstone · ME17 3HL
Bower Grove School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Maidstone · ME16 8NL
Five Acre Wood School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Maidstone · ME15 9QF
St Helens Montessori School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Maidstone · ME15 0JT
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Not applicable · Other independent school
Maidstone · ME17 4HT
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Maidstone · ME16 8AU
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Not applicable · Free schools special
Maidstone · ME14 5GA
King's Reach Education
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Maidstone · ME15 8SW
Serenity School Maidstone
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Maidstone · ME14 2LP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Maidstone are set by Kent and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.