Secondary
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1148 of 1140 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Local authority
- Kent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 73.3
- Pupils per adult
- 15.3
- Pupils
- 1,119
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
46%
4 points below the Maidstone average (50% across 12 schools)
46.6
2.5 below the Maidstone average (49.1 across 12 schools)
6th of 12 by our score, among the secondary schools in Maidstone we can score - 15 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 |
| Entered the EBacc | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% |
| A level average points per entry | 25.13 |
| A level students | 115 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43% |
| 22/23 | 31% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 46% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 28.8 |
| 22/23 | 27.6 |
| 23/24 | 26.3 |
| 24/25 | 25.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.02 |
| 22/23 | -0.16 |
| 23/24 | +0.21 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.3 |
| 22/23 | 43.9 |
| 23/24 | 47.9 |
| 24/25 | 46.6 |
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Andrea Denny
- Address
- Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 0JP
- Telephone
- 01622754551