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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

Selective

National rank

250

283

Rank last year

57.2^%

A-level

47.4^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Deborah Stanley

Attendance 95.1%

Gender of entry Girls

Send pupils* 5.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,274

Pupils on free school meals 9.9%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

A*/A

A*-B

57.2

Grade

9/8/7

47.4

What the school inspection says

“The ambition for pupils … is limitless. Pupils, from Years 7 to 13, aspire to be the very best they can be. They value the dedicated support from staff as they determinedly pursue different career ambitions. Pupils are eager to explain how the school’s extensive and well-considered curriculum is helping them pursue their dreams, whether this is to be a doctor, actor, author, scientist or something else ... The importance of debate is continually promoted, ensuring that everyone has a voice … Time is taken to develop pupils’ resilience and confidence ... Pastoral care is always available.”

Inspection

2023

In detail *

Read the full report

*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is selective, accepting girls from the age of 11 and boys into the mixed sixth form. Entry at 11 is via the Kent Test.
Opened in 1888, it marked a new era in girls’ education and has deep roots in the local community. The site has been transformed over time to adapt to a growing roll which now stands at about 1,200.
A zig-zag network of tunnels beneath the school — a former Second World War air raid shelter — has been preserved as a historic resource for pupils and the public.
As a regional leader in Stem subjects, the school offers a rigorous curriculum and embraces new technologies to enhance learning and independent study.

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central@mggs.org

Telephone

01622 752 103

Website

mggs.org

Address

Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF

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