Maidstone schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Maidstone, 67 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 93% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 10 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Hollingbourne Primary School: new Ofsted report card 23 September
- Platts Heath Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 September
- Hunton Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
- East Farleigh Primary School: new Ofsted report card 15 July
- Jubilee Primary School: new Ofsted report card 9 July
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 30 June
- St Simon Stock Catholic School: new Ofsted report card 28 May
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough: new Ofsted report card 19 May
- Leigh Academy Oaks: new Ofsted report card 14 May
- St Augustine Academy: new Ofsted report card 8 May
Every school
| Allington Primary SchoolME16 0PG | Primary | Allington | Outstanding (2022) |
| Archbishop Courtenay Primary SchoolME15 6QN | Primary | Tovil | Good (2023) |
| Barming Primary SchoolME16 9DY | Primary | Barming Heath | Good in every area (2024) |
| Boughton Monchelsea Primary SchoolME17 4HP | Primary | Boughton Monchelsea | School remains Good (2023) |
| Bower Grove SchoolME16 8NL | Special | Barming | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolME7 3JY | Primary | Bredhurst | Good (2024) |
| Brunswick House Primary SchoolME16 0QQ | Primary | Maidstone | School remains Good (2023) |
| Cornwallis AcademyME17 4HX | Secondary | Boughton Monchelsea | School remains Good (2023) |
| Coxheath Primary SchoolME17 4PS | Primary | Coxheath | Good (2023) |
| East Farleigh Primary SchoolME15 0LY | Primary | East Farleigh | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2, needs attention in 1 |
| Five Acre Wood SchoolME15 9QF | Special | Shepway | Outstanding (2024) |
| Greenfields Community Primary SchoolME15 8DF | Primary | Shepway | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolME17 1JZ | Primary | Harrietsham | Good (2024) |
| Headcorn Primary SchoolTN27 9QT | Primary | Headcorn | Good in every area (2025) |
| Hollingbourne Primary SchoolME17 1UA | Primary | Hollingbourne | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Hunton Church of England Primary SchoolME15 0SJ | Primary | Yalding | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1 |
| Invicta Grammar SchoolME14 5DS | Secondary | Maidstone | Outstanding (2024) |
| Jubilee Primary SchoolME16 8PF | Primary | Barming | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4 |
| Kingswood Primary SchoolME17 3QF | Primary | Kingswood | School remains Good (2022) |
| Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolME17 1RL | Primary | Langley Heath | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Leigh Academy BearstedME14 5GA | Primary | Detling | Outstanding (2023) |
| Leigh Academy Langley ParkME17 3FX | Primary | Parkwood | Improved significantly (2025) |
| Leigh Academy MardenTN12 9JX | Primary | Marden | Good (2023) |
| Leigh Academy MolehillME15 7ND | Primary | Shepway | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Leigh Academy OaksME15 9AX | Primary | Shepway | Report card May 2026: Exceptional in 6, strong standard in 1 |
| Leigh Academy SnowfieldsME14 5GA | Special | Detling | Outstanding (2023) |
| Leigh Academy Tree TopsME15 9EZ | Primary | Parkwood | Improved significantly (2024) |
| Lenham Primary SchoolME17 2LL | Primary | Lenham | Good (2024) |
| Loose Primary SchoolME15 9UW | Primary | Loose | Good (2023) |
| Madginford Primary SchoolME15 8LH | Primary | Downswood | School remains Good (2023) |
| Maidstone and Malling Alternative ProvisionME16 8AU | Alternative provision | Maidstone | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Maidstone Grammar SchoolME15 7BT | Secondary | Maidstone | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsME16 0SF | Secondary | Maidstone | Outstanding (2023) |
| Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolME14 5TZ | Primary | Downswood | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior SchoolME16 8ER | Primary | Tovil | School remains Good (2024) |
| New Line Learning AcademyME15 9QL | Secondary | Shepway | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025) |
| North Borough Junior SchoolME14 2BP | Primary | Ringlestone | School remains Good (2023) |
| Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolME16 8AH | Secondary | Tovil | School remains Good (2024) |
| Palace Wood Primary SchoolME16 0AB | Primary | Allington | School remains Good (2022) |
| Park Way Primary SchoolME15 7AH | Primary | Shepway | School remains Good (2024) |
| Platts Heath Primary SchoolME17 2NH | Primary | Harrietsham | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 1, needs attention in 6 |
| Roseacre Junior SchoolME14 4BL | Primary | Bearsted | Good (2024) |
| Sandling Primary SchoolME14 2JG | Primary | Penenden Heath | Good in every area (2025) |
| School of Science and Technology MaidstoneME14 5GQ | Secondary | Detling | Outstanding (2023) |
| Senacre Wood Primary SchoolME15 8QQ | Primary | Parkwood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| South Borough Primary SchoolME15 6TL | Primary | Tovil | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Augustine AcademyME16 8AE | Secondary | Barming | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1 |
| St Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneME16 0LB | Primary | Allington | Good (2024) |
| St Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneME16 0LB | Primary | Allington | Good (2024) |
| St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolTN12 9RR | Primary | Marden | School remains Good (2022) |
| St Michael's Church of England Infant School MaidstoneME16 8ER | Primary | Tovil | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Paul's Infant SchoolME14 2BS | Primary | Ringlestone | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolME16 0JP | Secondary | Barming Heath | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Staplehurst SchoolTN12 0LZ | Primary | Staplehurst | Good (2022) |
| Staplehurst SchoolTN12 0LZ | Primary | Staplehurst | Good (2022) |
| Sutton Valence Primary SchoolME17 3HT | Primary | Sutton Valence | School remains Good (2023) |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolME15 9PS | Primary | Parkwood | Good (2023) |
| The Lenham SchoolME17 2LL | Secondary | Lenham | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The Maplesden Noakes SchoolME16 0TJ | Secondary | Ringlestone | Good (2024) |
| Thurnham Church of England Infant SchoolME14 4BL | Primary | Bearsted | Good (2023) |
| Tiger Primary SchoolME15 9QL | Primary | Shepway | Good (2023) |
| Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolME17 1DU | Primary | Kingswood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At East BoroughME14 5DX | Primary | Maidstone | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1 |
| Valley Park SchoolME14 5DT | Secondary | Maidstone | Good in every area (2025) |
| Wateringbury Church of England Primary SchoolME18 5EA | Primary | Nettlestead | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| West Borough Primary SchoolME16 8TL | Primary | Barming | School remains Good (2022) |
| Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolME18 6DP | Primary | Yalding | Standards maintained (2025) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 10 Maidstone report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 31 times, strong standard 22 times, needs attention 10 times, exceptional 6 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at ME and TN postcodes and show here the ones in Maidstone. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Maidstone are rated good or better?
93% of the 67 state schools and nurseries in Maidstone were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Maidstone?
There are 67 state-funded schools and nurseries in Maidstone: 51 primary, 12 secondary, 3 special, 1 alternative provision.