Maidstone Grammar School for Girls A GSG School
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 0SF - Head: Miss Deborah Stanley
- T 01622 752103
- F 01622 681 947
- E central@mggs.org
- W www.mggs.org/
- A state school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in West Kent and East Kent
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 1,242; sixth formers: 356 (73 boys; 283 girls)
- Religion: None
- Open days: October and July; Sixth form: November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 7th March 2023
- Previous Ofsted grade: Outstanding on 19th May 2009
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘Not a hothouse,’ parents assure us, although they acknowledge the ‘emphasis on the importance of exams’. Quality specialist teaching abounds, with an emphasis on taking calculated risks in the classroom. Good on enrichment, with all form groups completing a research project, eg Susan Greenfield or Helen Sharman for year 7s. In year 12, the 6FX (sixth form extra programme) enables pupils to accrue an extra qualification, eg an EPQ (about 10 pupils each year, with a recent one linked to the school’s Nepalese partner school’s internet access). Other opportunities include sport and wellbeing. Pupils are conscientious, with staying power and focus for projects, as evidenced by...
What the school says...
Our School is a very special place, and our students, staff and governors are exceptional people. We celebrate and build on a distinguished history combining innovation with the best traditions in English education.
I am sure you are looking for the very best education for your daughter, and in the Sixth Form for your son. I know that choosing the right school is one of the most important parenting decisions you will make, and I trust the information on this website will give you a taste of the amazing community spirit and outstanding academic education we provide.
Deborah Stanley, Headteacher
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2015, Deborah Stanley, previously deputy head for eight years. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she was educated at Highworth Grammar, Ashford. Studied maths at Imperial; PGCE from Christchurch College Canterbury. Started her teaching career at Norton Knatchbull Grammar for eight years, followed by five years as head of maths at Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar before moving to Rainham Mark Grammar as assistant head. Not much, if anything, she doesn’t know about Kent’s grammar system, then.
‘She’s actually interested in what we’re doing, not just the end results,’ said a pupil, with others appreciating her ‘popping into lessons – not to check up but to talk to us about our work’. Parents say she is ‘reserved, in the best possible way’ and praise her experience and commitment to the girls. She...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Students with SEN are provided for on an individual basis. Parents of SEN students are encouraged to discuss any particular needs with the school.
Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
Children get into the school from here:
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most years
quite often
infrequently
sometimes, but not in this year
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Ronan's School | 2023 | 1 |
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