St Augustine AcademySt Simon Stock Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidstone.
Summary of the comparison
St Augustine Academy and St Simon Stock Catholic School are secondary schools in Maidstone.
St Augustine Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Simon Stock Catholic School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Simon Stock Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
St Augustine Academy was judged the expected standard and St Simon Stock Catholic School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.1 for St Augustine Academy and 46.5 for St Simon Stock Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Augustine Academy (42.0 in 2021-22, 35.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Simon Stock Catholic School (48.3 in 2021-22, 46.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MaidstoneSt Augustine Academy | MaidstoneSt Simon Stock Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C58/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 81st of 102 in Kent | 41st of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 736 | 1,151 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1,140 | |
| Location | Maidstone, ME16 8AE | Maidstone, ME16 0JP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.1 | 46.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20.1% | 45.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45.6% | 72.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.2% | 60.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 | 4.23 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 149 | 175 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 116 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 25.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 25.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 736 | 1,151 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 34.2% | 16.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.2% | 18.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.1% | 8.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.3% | 21.7% Stronger figure | 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
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.
St Augustine Academy
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