Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolThe Maplesden Noakes School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidstone.
Summary of the comparison
Oakwood Park Grammar School and The Maplesden Noakes School are secondary schools in Maidstone.
Oakwood Park Grammar School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Maplesden Noakes School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Oakwood Park Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Oakwood Park Grammar School was judged Good and The Maplesden Noakes School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 68.9 for Oakwood Park Grammar School and 39.6 for The Maplesden Noakes School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oakwood Park Grammar School (68.4 in 2021-22, 68.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Maplesden Noakes School (44.6 in 2021-22, 39.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MaidstoneOakwood Park Grammar School | MaidstoneThe Maplesden Noakes School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B75/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | 77th of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,088 | 1,421 | |
| Capacity | 1,035 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Maidstone, ME16 8AH | Maidstone, ME16 0TJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 68.9 Stronger figure | 39.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93.0% Stronger figure | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97.5% Stronger figure | 58.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 93.7% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.60 Stronger figure | 3.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 158 | 194 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 140 | 117 | |
| A-level average points | 38.5 Stronger figure | 25.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.4 Stronger figure | 25.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,088 | 1,421 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.6% | 25.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.6% | 15.6% | |
| SEN support | 1.8% | 11.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.3% Stronger figure | 26.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Oakwood Park Grammar School
The Maplesden Noakes School
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