Maidstone Grammar School is like an extended but close-knit family. Our aims are the same as every family: to keep our children and young people safe, to meet their needs, to build ties and bonds within the wider community and support them in times of challenge and adversity. This includes developing morals and fostering patience, humility, courage, ambition, drive and enthusiasm. We respect individuals and individuality but we share common goals, beliefs and values, irrespective of age, gender or background.

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Maidstone Grammar School is like an extended but close-knit family that has a strong tradition of blending academic excellence with a richness of opportunity, enabling all Maidstonians to develop and flourish.

The School offers the highest standard of teaching and learning, ensuring that all pupils not only fulfil their academic potential but are inspired to have an intellectual curiosity that will develop a life-long love of learning.  We strive to ensure that all pupils develop enquiring minds and the ability to think for themselves, but we also strive to ensure they develop qualities such as patience, humility, courage, drive and ambition.  We respect individuals and individuality, as well as sharing common goals, beliefs and values.  We encourage our pupils to be interesting and interested, aspirational and inspirational; and we want them to leave school as young adults better prepared both academically and socially to go out into an ever-changing world.

We are dedicated to ensuring that all pupils fulfil their potential, have goals and ambitions, and are happy and successful whilst at school.  We also wish to help them develop those important characteristics, morals and values that will underpin their future lives.  We want them to become young people to whom we look up to, an adult we will want to say we taught - and of whom we are proud.

Academic results last year were of a very high standard. The school has a long-standing reputation for academic success, consistently achieving outstanding results at GCSE and A Level year after year. In Summer 2025, 49% of all subject grades were graded 7-9, with 25% graded 8-9. Additionally, 96% of students achieved five grades between 9 and 4, including English and Mathematics. At A Level, 66% of all grades were A*-B, with 31% at A*-A. Notably, twenty seven students achieved at least three A grades or better. Moreover, 63% of students gained places at the UK’s Top 30 universities, including 54% at Russell Group institutions, while seven students secured Oxbridge and medicine places.. Whilst these results are good, and a testament to our pupils' ability and hard work, there will always be room for improvement. We recognise the need for academic rigour and high-quality teaching, and are constantly looking at ways to improve the quality of teaching and learning for the benefit of staff and pupils.

We constantly look forward to our future but we value our past and particularly our traditions, believing they provide a solid and stable foundation for the whole school.  We believe that forming strong and lasting relationships is the basis of a successful and fulfilling life and is one of our greatest strengths.  No young person learns effectively unless he or she feels safe, secure and happy.  Maidstone Grammar School is a caring and supportive school and we try to address the needs of every pupil through a comprehensive and flexible pastoral system.  Our vertical house structure ensures that every pupil is known, but more importantly that every pupil knows that they are known. 

Through involvement in our varied and extensive extra-curricular and enrichment programmes, pupils also develop an appreciation for human achievement in art, music, science and literature.  Every pupil has the opportunity to develop and grow intellectually, physically and spiritually.  Sport plays a significant part is school life.  We have a varied programme supported by committed staff and played by dedicated pupils, with many wishing to represent their school.  MGS pupils have gone on to represent their country in their chosen sport but, even if not destined to be a future international sportsperson, all pupils are encouraged to participate to the very best of their ability.  

The flagship of our enrichment programme, the Combined Cadet Force, was established 112 years ago. Over 250 pupils take part in the Army, Navy and Air Force contingents and learn much about camaraderie, service and leadership. Our CCF cadets are always a credit to us; the RAF Section regularly competes in the RAF Royal Air Squadron Trophy Training Competition and our Army Section won the Brigade Patrol Competition in 2010. All sections have the opportunity to attend summer camps and other training takes place throughout the year.

Maidstone Grammar School is fortunate to have a committed and supportive Parents' Association, which all parents are warmly invited to join. We recognise and value the importance of parental support and encouragement, whether they are the parent on the touchline cheering the rugby team in the sleet and snow, attending the summer concert or the school play, or making tea at our fireworks display. Parents' support is also vital in respect of upholding school rules, discipline, behaviour and dress code and we work together to ensure our high standards and expectations are maintained.

Finally, we hope that a pupil's time at MGS will be remembered fondly and that he or she will have achieved their academic potential, formed strong friendships and leave as a confident, mature, responsible and capable young adult. This is really the best measure of any school and we all are committed to work to ensure that Maidstone Grammar School measures up.

M Tomkins 

Headteacher