St Augustine Academy
Academy sponsor led in Maidstone, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 673 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Free school meals | 35.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Oakwood Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.saa.woodard.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01622752490 |
| URN | 136923 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 8 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 July 2023, published 25 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Oakwood Park Grammar School (secondary school, about 0.1 km)
- St Simon Stock Catholic School (secondary school, about 0.3 km)
- The Maplesden Noakes School (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- Maidstone Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- Invicta Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Valley Park School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- School of Science and Technology Maidstone (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.