The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
1,418 pupils · 95% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE MAPLESDEN NOAKES SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 236 | 219 | 954 | 236 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 239 | 222 | 957 | 239 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 238 | 233 | 1,024 | 238 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 236 | 214 | 1,004 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 239 | 233 | 934 | 239 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 237 | 170 | 1,121 | 237 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 203 | 246 | 1,084 | 203 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 227 | 1,022 | 207 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 0.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Simon Stock Catholic School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Augustine Academy 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Invicta Grammar School 2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Valley Park School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.