School of Science and Technology Maidstone

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
144716
Address
New Cut Road, ME14 5GQ
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
765 (48% of total capacity)
Boys
66.3%
Girls
33.7%
First language not English
11.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
11%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.8%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 7.4%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

School of Science and Technology Maidstone

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
183
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
354
2nd preference
279
3rd preference
313
From another Local Authority
28
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
169
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
190
122
68
Year 8
192
122
70
Year 9
192
132
60
Year 10
191
131
60
Year 2023-2024