Compare School of Science and Technology Maidstone and St Simon Stock Catholic School and The Lenham School
Comparison of secondary schools: School of Science and Technology Maidstone (Secondary) in Maidstone; St Simon Stock Catholic School (Secondary) in Maidstone; The Lenham School (Secondary) in Maidstone — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares School of Science and Technology Maidstone, St Simon Stock Catholic School and The Lenham School. They are secondary phase and free schools, academy converter and academy sponsor led type located around Maidstone, Kent. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (School of Science and Technology Maidstone), published Mar 2023. The lowest is 2 (St Simon Stock Catholic School), published Feb 2010. The most recent inspection on record is for School of Science and Technology Maidstone (Mar 2023). average roll around ≈ 1,000, combined total ≈ 2,950, typical FSM 15–20%, range 10–15%–25–30%; spread across trusts such as VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST and KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP.
| Attribute |
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
ME14 5GQ
|
St Simon Stock Catholic School
ME16 0JP
|
The Lenham School
ME17 2LL
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Free schools | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy sponsor led |
| Location |
Maidstone Kent ME14 5GQ |
Maidstone Kent ME16 0JP |
Maidstone Kent ME17 2LL |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 12 Mar 2023 | 2 12 Feb 2010 | 2 1 Dec 2019 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 950 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 850 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1200 | 1140 | 1012 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST | KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP | VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Website | — | www.ssscs.co.uk | www.thelenham.viat.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01622938444 | 01622754551 | 01622858267 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Free schools
- Location
- Maidstone
Kent
ME14 5GQ - Ofsted
- 1 12 Mar 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 950 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01622938444
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Maidstone
Kent
ME16 0JP - Ofsted
- 2 12 Feb 2010
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Website
- www.ssscs.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01622754551
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Maidstone
Kent
ME17 2LL - Ofsted
- 2 1 Dec 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 850 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Website
- www.thelenham.viat.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01622858267
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