My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
44%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%The Maplesden Noakes School
Academy converter — Secondary
ME16 0TJ / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
39.6
Attainment 8
78%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 39.6
- Progress 8
- -0.55
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 28.4%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 25.52
- Achieving AAB+
- 0%
78% of parents would recommend this school
206 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
48%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
25%Agree
52%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
9%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
8%Not applicable
61%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
15%Agree
33%Disagree
33%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
7%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
25%Agree
25%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
1%Not applicable
24%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
26%No
74%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 54 parents
Strongly agree
28%Agree
28%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
31%Agree
45%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
7%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
47%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
24%Agree
52%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
52%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
52%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
29%Agree
43%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
10%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
78%No
22%13.2% of pupils receive SEN support
13.2%
SEN support
2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.6%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2%
83.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 83.3%
36% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 85%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 36%
- Entered top-third university
- 6%
- Achieved a degree
- 42%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.2:1
- Overall absence
- 8.26%
- Persistent absence
- 22.25%
- English as additional language
- 15.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.4%
- White
- 81.8%
- Mixed
- 5.3%
- Asian
- 4.3%
- Black
- 3.1%
- Other
- 2.3%
White British72.3%
Other White9.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.4%
Other Mixed2.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
White & Black African0.8%
White & Asian0.8%
Other Asian1.5%
Indian0.9%
Bangladeshi0.7%
Pakistani0.6%
Chinese0.6%
Caribbean1.2%
Other Black1.1%
African0.8%