United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Maidstone
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~173k · 65 state-funded schools
The signature
How Maidstone ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,253/yr
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
House price
£365,000
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,282/mo
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,503/yr
Expensive
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Crime
0.2/1k
Safest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.5
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Schools
96.9%
Strong
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
65 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
63 of 65 (96.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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65 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 65 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Invicta Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,645 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Valley Park School | Secondary | 1,595 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Maplesden Noakes School | Secondary | 1,421 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Maidstone Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,415 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cornwallis Academy | Secondary | 1,328 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Maidstone Grammar School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,274 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Simon Stock Catholic School | Secondary | 1,151 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,088 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
School of Science and Technology Maidstone | Secondary | 953 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Five Acre Wood School | Special | 854 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Lenham School | Secondary | 826 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Line Learning Academy | Secondary | 819 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Augustine Academy | Secondary | 736 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Loose Primary School | Primary | 657 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Madginford Primary School | Primary | 627 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barming Primary School | Primary | 490 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Borough Primary School | Primary | 475 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Allington Primary School | Primary | 468 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Coxheath Primary School | Primary | 459 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Borough Primary School | Primary | 447 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.