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Maidstone Grammar School

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Maidstone ME15 7BT

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  • School Reference Number: 118835
  • Address: Barton Road, Maidstone ME15 7BT
  • Headteacher: Mr Mark Tomkins
  • Telephone: 01622 752101
  • Website: mgs.kent.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Foundation school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,416
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Boys
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Selective

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 15/01/2019

Rating published on 10/02/2019

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
8 October 2024 12 November 2024 School inspection
15 January 2019 11 February 2019 Full inspection Good
26 September 2013 18 October 2013 Full inspection Outstanding
7 January 2011 16 May 2011 Interim assessment
13 February 2008 10 March 2008 Full inspection Outstanding
16 March 2007 18 May 2007 Curriculum and development visit
22 November 2004 10 February 2005 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number118835
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number4522
School / College NameMaidstone Grammar School
Establishment Type Code05
Establishment typeFoundation school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code1
Gender of entryBoys
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code2
Admissons policySelective
School capacity1,416
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,416
Number of Boys1,329
Number of Girls87
Percentage Free School Meals6.00
Trust School Flag Code2
Trust School Flag Not supported by a trust
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10004156
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetBarton Road
Locality
Address3
TownMaidstone
County (name)Kent
PostcodeME15 7BT
Websitewww.mgs.kent.sch.uk
Telephone01622752101
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameMark
Headteacher/Principal last nameTomkins
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000110
DistrictMaidstone
Ward CodeE05015603
WardHigh Street
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001349
Parliamentary ConstituencyMaidstone and Malling
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting576678
Northing154844
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Maidstone 010
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Maidstone 010A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code922
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Kent
Previous establishment number4522
Country
UPRN200003683439
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005077
LSOA CodeE01024371
Free School Meals63
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN118835
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/118835
LAESTAB8864522
School nameMaidstone Grammar School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFoundation School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policySelective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyMaidstone and Malling
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeME15 7BT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils1,416
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10084287
Inspection typeExempt School Inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date15/01/2019
Publication date10/02/2019
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection118835
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8864522
School name at time of latest graded inspectionMaidstone Grammar School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS426686
Previous inspection start date26/09/2013
Previous publication date18/10/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection118835
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8864522
School name at time of previous graded inspectionMaidstone Grammar School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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