Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision is a pupil referral unit in Maidstone for boys and girls aged 12 to 17. It has 1 pupils and room for 52. About 100 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2019.
8 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone, ME16 8AU01622 753772m-map.co.ukMrs Stacie Smith headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 November 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 5 March 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 100% | 100% | 100% | – | – | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 100% | 100% | 0% | – | – |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick House Primary School | Council | 520 m | 420 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| St Augustine Academy | Academy | 620 m | 673 | Report card 2026 | 10 | Compare |
| St Simon Stock Catholic School | Academy | 660 m | 1,148 | Report card 2026 | 59 | Compare |
| St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone | Church of England | 710 m | 118 | No overall grade 2024 | 59 | Compare |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 710 m | 180 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 710 m | 1,100 | Good 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone | Academy | 750 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Maplesden Noakes School | Academy | 770 m | 1,418 | Good 2024 | 19 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision a good school?
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2019.
What is Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision good at its last full inspection on 5 November 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision have?
1 pupils aged 12 to 17 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 52 places, so it is 2% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 8 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone, ME16 8AU
- Telephone
- 01622 753772
- Website
- www.m-map.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stacie Smith
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 12-17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Fant & Oakwood
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2008
- URN
- 135465 · LAESTAB 8861127 · UKPRN 10025522
- Formerly
- The Cedars
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.