Below is a list of the schools in and around the ME16 area. The list is may not be complete, so if we have missed a school that you would like included, please fill in the details into the form below or e-mail us with the details.
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First opened in 1970 as a County Primary School, Allington Primary School became a non-denominational Foundation School in 1999, having previously been a Grant Maintained self governing school.
Allington Primary is situated in Allington on Hildenborough Crescent, east of the A20 London Road
Barming School has been in existence since 1854 and is a non-denominational County Primary School situated on Belmont Close in Barming.
There are about 370 pupils on roll.
After a long and varied history, in 2002 Brunswick House Primary School moved into modern, purpose built facilities on Leafy Lane in west Maidstone.
Brunswick House is a State Primary School with a two form intake and about 410 children on roll.
Formerly Palace Wood Infants (acorn building) and Juniors (oak_building), the combined Palace Wood Primary School is situated on Talbot Road (acorn) and Ash Grove (oak) west of the A20 through Allington.
It is a State Primary School with about 400 children on the School Roll.
Founded in 1935, Shernold School is a fee-paying Primary School (and Kindergarten) located on Queen's Avenue in south-east Allington.
The School usually admits 20 pupils per year and has a total roll of 160.
St Francis is a Roman Catholic Primary School with about 351 pupils on roll.
It relocated from two separate sites on the east side of Maidstone in 2001, and is now located on Queens Road near the entrance to the Oakwood Park complex.
The St Michael's Schools are Church of England schools located on either side of Douglas Road. While the Church owns the land the schools are built on and have close connections with the schools, day to day administration is in the hands of the Local Authority.
West Borough Primary School is a State Primary School set on Greenway, near the Junction of Queens Road and Tonbridge Road, west of Maidstone.
The Infant and Junior Schools were amalgamated in 1987 and the school now has a school roll of about 400.
Astor of Hever is a County-maintained Community High School.
Since 2004 the School has been the Specialist Sports College for Maidstone. Its facilities include the Astor Sports and Leisure Complex (formerly the Westborough Sports Centre).
MGGS is a single-sex, selective Secondary School (up to Sixth-Form), located on Buckland Road not far from Maidstone Barracks Railway Station.
In 2005, they received Specialist Science Status.
Maplesden Noakes is a successful co-educational Secondary School on Buckland Road, close to the town centre of Maidstone.
It received Specialist School status for Business and Enterprise in 2004, and has just completed a large building programme including a new sports hall and all weather pitch.
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Situated in Oakwood Park, west of Maidstone, Oakwood Park Grammar School is a selective boys-only Secondary School with a mixed Sixth-Form.
As a specialist Maths and Computing college, the school fosters successful links with the local Primary Schools and the wider community.
As a Catholic comprehensive co-educational school, St Simon Stock's main function is to serve the Roman Catholic community of Mid Kent. Students from other denominations and faiths are admitted whenever places are available
Based in Oakwood Park, they received specialist Technology College status in 2003.
The College in the Oakwood Park site west of Maidstone offers a wide range of Vocational courses as well as A-Levels and GCSE Maths and English.
They offer part-time day and evening courses in addition to their full-time options to suit everyone at every stage of life.
Formerly the Kent Institute of Art & Design, the College based in Oakwood Park offers Further Education, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a range of closely linked disciplines, including Animation, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Printmaking and Video.
The school is a day special school with over 200 statemented children aged 5 - 16 years with complex learning needs. It is situated on Fant Lane in Barming and enjoys excellent buildings, facilities and grounds.
It is designated as a school for moderate learning difficulties but is presently being reviewed as part of Kent?s Special School Review.
The Cedars is a mixed pupil referral unit on Bower Mount Road, near the Junction with the A20 London Road.
It has 10 pupils on roll aged 11-16.
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