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Oakwood Park Grammar School

Maidstone, ME16 8AHSecondaryAges 11–18BoysState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
Progress 8
+0.62
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
141 1st-choice / 143 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#359 of 3,141 nationally

About Oakwood Park Grammar School

Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2024, but the real story is in its academic results. The school’s Progress 8 score of 0. 62 is classified as ‘well above average’ nationally, meaning pupils here achieve nearly two-thirds of a grade more per subject than students with similar starting points across England. That places Oakwood Park 2nd out of 10 schools in the Maidstone local authority area, and 64th out of 461 secondaries in the South East region. Nationally, it sits in the top 12% of all schools for progress. The Attainment 8 score of 64. 9 is strong, and 95. 5% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths — well above the national average. The school also has a high EBacc entry rate of 92. 9%, with 42. 9% of pupils achieving the full EBacc at grade 5 or above.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderBoys
Religious CharacterNone
AddressOakwood Park, Maidstone, Maidstone, ME16 8AH
HeadteacherSarah Craig
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils1,088
Free School Meals (FSM)7.2%
School Capacity1,088 / 1,035 (105% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (2 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Mar 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: opgs.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Oakwood Park Grammar School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.