St Simon Stock Catholic School

Academy converter·Secondary school Maidstone, Kent·ME16 0JP
Composite score
58.2
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#1,417
National rank
#227
In South East
#38
In Kent
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
46%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
14%
EBacc average points score
4.24

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
163 first choices, 187 places
First choices per place
0.87
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
545
any preference, for 187 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8320221.0420231.0420240.8620250.872026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Kent does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for St Simon Stock Catholic School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,151
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.5%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
18.9%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.3%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
4.5%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.2%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
20.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£5,885
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
183 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About St Simon Stock Catholic School

St Simon Stock Catholic School is a secondary school in Maidstone, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 1,151 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.6 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.3 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 45% of secondary schools nationally.

46% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 94% of the families who made St Simon Stock Catholic School their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.2%. There are about 19.1 pupils per teacher. St Simon Stock Catholic School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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