What schools serve Maidstone?

There are 67 schools in Maidstone, Kent — including Boughton Monchelsea Primary School, East Farleigh Primary School, Hollingbourne Primary School, Lenham Primary School, Platts Heath Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Maidstone?

Maidstone has 46 primary schools and 12 secondary schools. There are also 9 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Maidstone?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Maidstone, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Maidstone schools are set by Kent and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Kent admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Maidstone?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Maidstone are set by Kent as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Maidstone

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

There are 67 schools in Maidstone , Kent — including 46 primary schools and 12 secondary schools. Catchment area boundaries are set by Kent and reviewed annually — click a school below to view its admissions guidance.

Primary Schools in Maidstone (46)

Boughton Monchelsea Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME17 4HP

Ages 4–11 208 pupils Capacity 210

East Farleigh Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME15 0LY

Ages 4–11 209 pupils Capacity 210

Hollingbourne Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME17 1UA

Ages 4–11 100 pupils Capacity 105

Lenham Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME17 2LL

Ages 4–11 207 pupils Capacity 210

Platts Heath Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME17 2NH

Ages 4–11 56 pupils Capacity 91

Brunswick House Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME16 0QQ

Ages 5–11 415 pupils Capacity 420

North Borough Junior School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME14 2BP

Ages 7–11 354 pupils Capacity 360

Park Way Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME15 7AH

Ages 4–11 310 pupils Capacity 315

Mereworth Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME18 5ND

Ages 5–11 205 pupils Capacity 218

Sutton Valence Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME17 3HT

Ages 4–11 205 pupils Capacity 210

St Paul's Infant School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME14 2BS

Ages 4–7 262 pupils Capacity 270

Madginford Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME15 8LH

Ages 4–11 627 pupils Capacity 654

Sandling Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME14 2JG

Ages 4–11 416 pupils Capacity 420

Kingswood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME17 3QF

Ages 4–11 130 pupils Capacity 140

Senacre Wood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME15 8QQ

Ages 4–11 210 pupils Capacity 210

West Borough Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME16 8TL

Ages 3–11 475 pupils Capacity 460

Harrietsham Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME17 1JZ

Ages 4–11 395 pupils Capacity 420

Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME17 1RL

Ages 4–11 91 pupils Capacity 105

Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME16 8ER

Ages 7–11 177 pupils Capacity 178

St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME16 8ER

Ages 5–7 120 pupils Capacity 120

Thurnham Church of England Infant School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME14 4BL

Ages 5–7 270 pupils Capacity 270

Ulcombe Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME17 1DU

Ages 4–11 70 pupils Capacity 105

Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Maidstone · ME18 5EA

Ages 4–11 151 pupils Capacity 210

Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME18 6BL

Ages 3–11 83 pupils Capacity 101

Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Maidstone · ME18 6DP

Ages 5–11 164 pupils Capacity 168

Hunton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Maidstone · ME15 0SJ

Ages 4–11 107 pupils Capacity 105

Roseacre Junior School

Primary · Foundation school

Maidstone · ME14 4BL

Ages 7–11 427 pupils Capacity 396

St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Maidstone · ME16 0LB

Ages 4–11 419 pupils Capacity 420

Greenfields Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME15 8DF

Ages 2–11 423 pupils Capacity 367

Palace Wood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Maidstone · ME16 0AB

Ages 4–11 426 pupils Capacity 420

Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME14 5TZ

Ages 4–11 436 pupils Capacity 420

Leigh Academy Oaks

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME15 9AX

Ages 3–11 225 pupils Capacity 213

Leigh Academy Tree Tops

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME15 9EZ

Ages 3–11 342 pupils Capacity 315

Leigh Academy Molehill

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME15 7ND

Ages 3–11 310 pupils Capacity 315

Tiger Primary School

Primary · Free schools

Maidstone · ME15 9QL

Ages 4–11 401 pupils Capacity 420

Allington Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME16 0PG

Ages 5–11 468 pupils Capacity 420

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME15 6QN

Ages 4–11 328 pupils Capacity 315

The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME15 9PS

Ages 4–11 208 pupils Capacity 210

Jubilee Primary School

Primary · Free schools

Maidstone · ME16 8PF

Ages 4–11 353 pupils Capacity 420

South Borough Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME15 6TL

Ages 3–11 447 pupils Capacity 480

Leigh Academy Langley Park

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME17 3FX

Ages 3–11 445 pupils Capacity 420

Barming Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME16 9DY

Ages 2–11 490 pupils Capacity 420

Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough

Primary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME14 5DX

Ages 4–11 441 pupils Capacity 455

Coxheath Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME17 4PS

Ages 4–11 459 pupils Capacity 420

Loose Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME15 9UW

Ages 3–11 657 pupils Capacity 654

Leigh Academy Bearsted

Primary · Free schools

Maidstone · ME14 5GA

Ages 3–11 390 pupils Capacity 446

Secondary Schools in Maidstone (12)

Maidstone Grammar School

Secondary · Foundation school

Maidstone · ME15 7BT

Ages 11–18 1415 pupils Capacity 1393

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

Secondary · Foundation school

Maidstone · ME16 0SF

Ages 11–18 1274 pupils Capacity 1240

Cornwallis Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME17 4HX

Ages 11–19 1328 pupils Capacity 1825

New Line Learning Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME15 9QL

Ages 11–16 819 pupils Capacity 1050

Valley Park School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME14 5DT

Ages 11–18 1595 pupils Capacity 1157

Invicta Grammar School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME14 5DS

Ages 11–18 1645 pupils Capacity 1319

Oakwood Park Grammar School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME16 8AH

Ages 11–18 1088 pupils Capacity 1035

St Augustine Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME16 8AE

Ages 11–16 736 pupils Capacity 750

The Maplesden Noakes School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME16 0TJ

Ages 11–18 1421 pupils Capacity 1500

St Simon Stock Catholic School

Secondary · Academy converter

Maidstone · ME16 0JP

Ages 11–18 1151 pupils Capacity 1018

The Lenham School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Maidstone · ME17 2LL

Ages 11–18 826 pupils Capacity 1012

School of Science and Technology Maidstone

Secondary · Free schools

Maidstone · ME14 5GQ

Ages 11–19 953 pupils Capacity 1200

Other Schools in Maidstone (9)

Sutton Valence School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Maidstone · ME17 3HL

Ages 2–19 866 pupils Capacity 880

Bower Grove School

Not applicable · Foundation special school

Maidstone · ME16 8NL

Ages 4–16 239 pupils Capacity 225

Five Acre Wood School

Not applicable · Foundation special school

Maidstone · ME15 9QF

Ages 4–19 854 pupils Capacity 680

St Helens Montessori School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Maidstone · ME15 0JT

Ages 2–12 50 pupils Capacity 130

OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus

Not applicable · Other independent school

Maidstone · ME17 4HT

Ages 7–18 155 pupils Capacity 225

Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision

Not applicable · Pupil referral unit

Maidstone · ME16 8AU

Ages 12–17 1 pupils Capacity 52

Leigh Academy Snowfields

Not applicable · Free schools special

Maidstone · ME14 5GA

Ages 11–18 303 pupils Capacity 372

King's Reach Education

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Maidstone · ME15 8SW

Ages 11–25 10 pupils Capacity 10

Serenity School Maidstone

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Maidstone · ME14 2LP

Ages 5–18 36 pupils Capacity 150

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.

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