Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118836
- Address
- Buckland Road, ME16 0SF
- Website
- http://www.mggs.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1244 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 5.9%
- Girls
- 94.1%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.9%
White British 70.7%
African 8.6%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 5.1%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 93%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 87%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.6
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 67 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 131 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 130 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 240
- 3rd preference
- 147
- From another Local Authority
- 91
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 0 191 |
| Year 8 | 161 0 161 |
| Year 9 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 10 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 11 | 183 0 183 |
| Year 12 | 189 30 159 |
| Year 13 | 168 43 125 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 85.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 1.7% |