Overall Oxbridge
#849
6 ranked schools · +65 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,974
Applications
67
Offers
13
Offer rate19.4%
-3.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Maidstone
The river shaped the town's early fortunes as the commercial centre of the Garden of England, with human settlement reaching back before the Stone Age. Penenden Heath and Barming extend the western residential belt.
Where the River Medway curves through the North Downs, Maidstone stands as the county town of Kent, around 32 miles east-south-east of London. Today around 100,000 people live across the borough, its economy long since shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services. Bearsted is widely regarded as one of Maidstone's most school-competitive postcodes for primary places, while Sutton Valence draws families competing for grammar and selective school entry across the town's south-eastern edge. Maidstone East station, on the Chatham Main Line, links the town to London Victoria in around an hour.
47
Primary
schools
13
Secondary
schools
2
All-through
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6
Special
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1
Other
schools
of which14sixth forms·4grammar·18faith69 total
Area Performance
Maidstone schools rank in the top 49% of England
Across 72 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.85/10, +0.41 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
21% Elite
Distribution across all Maidstone schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Maidstone vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 49%
Across all ranked Maidstone schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,155 of 14,825
Top 48%Secondaryavg #1,820 of 3,810
Top 54%Sixth formavg #1,355 of 2,525
Primary schools: 43 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,155
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,413
top 48% of 14,825
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,155
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,413
top 48% of 14,825
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 15 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.56 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,820
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,905
top 48% of 3,810
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
52%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.4
+9.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.0/10
+0.56 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,820
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,905
top 48% of 3,810
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
52%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.4
+9.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 14 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.5/10
+0.77 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,355
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,263
top 54% of 2,525
% A*-A at A-Level
21%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.5/10
+0.77 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,355
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,263
top 54% of 2,525
% A*-A at A-Level
21%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#282
4 ranked schools · -29 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,193
Applications
31
Offers
3
Offer rate9.7%
-5.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#868
6 ranked schools · -95 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,871
Applications
36
Offers
10
Offer rate27.8%
-1.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Maidstone town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Maidstone town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Maidstone town
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