Schools and Education in Nettlestead

There are 57 schools within 5 miles of Nettlestead town centre, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include The Discovery School, Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery and St Helens Montessori School. Parents should note that 2 schools have a rating below Good, it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
57
Primary
39
Secondary
9
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

9
28
Outstanding (9) Good (28) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (18)
The Discovery School Primary 1.8 miles Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4GJ Inspected: 27 April 2023 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary 1.8 miles Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS Inspected: 20 March 2024 St Helens Montessori School Not applicable 2.5 miles Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JT Inspected: 11 June 2024 The Quest School Not applicable 3.5 miles Maidstone Road, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY Inspected: 03 November 2025 Jubilee Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF Inspected: 29 November 2023 Bower Grove School Not applicable 3.6 miles Fant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL Inspected: 20 December 2024 Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primary 4.2 miles Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU Inspected: 05 July 2023 Allington Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG Inspected: 30 September 2022 Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Secondary 4.9 miles Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF Inspected: 10 May 2023
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Vicarage Road, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6DP Inspected: 03 February 2025 Mereworth Community Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Mereworth Road, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5ND Inspected: 29 September 2022 Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Bishop's Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SJ Inspected: 25 June 2021 Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL Inspected: 17 May 2023 East Farleigh Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Wilsons Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY Inspected: 21 September 2022 The Malling School Secondary 3.2 miles Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH Inspected: 26 May 2023 West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary 3.3 miles Norman Road, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL Inspected: 20 March 2023 Lift St James the Great Primary 3.4 miles Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD Inspected: 09 October 2023 Coxheath Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Stockett Lane, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4PS Inspected: 31 March 2023 West Borough Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Hadlow Close, Maidstone, ME16 8TL Inspected: 01 December 2022 Ditton Infant School Primary 3.8 miles Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EB Inspected: 24 November 2022 Oakwood Park Grammar School Secondary 4 miles Maidstone, ME16 8AH Inspected: 10 June 2024 Brookfield Infant School Primary 4 miles Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY Inspected: 16 June 2023 Lunsford Primary School Primary 4 miles Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY Inspected: 27 July 2023 Brookfield Junior School Primary 4 miles Swallow Road, Swallow Road, Aylesford, ME20 6PY Inspected: 25 May 2023 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primary 4.1 miles Queen's Road, Maidstone, ME16 0LB Inspected: 03 May 2024 The Rosewood School Not applicable 4.2 miles Teddington Drive, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5FF Inspected: 21 September 2022 Palace Wood Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB Inspected: 19 October 2022 St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary 4.3 miles Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9RR Inspected: 04 July 2022 Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision Not applicable 4.4 miles Scrubbs Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8AU Inspected: 30 April 2025 Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primary 4.5 miles Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER Inspected: 19 January 2024 Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QN Inspected: 31 July 2023 Cornwallis Academy Secondary 4.6 miles Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HX Inspected: 06 March 2023 Loose Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW Inspected: 14 September 2023 Ryarsh Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS Inspected: 07 May 2024 Brunswick House Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Leafy Lane, Maidstone, ME16 0QQ Inspected: 25 September 2023 The Maplesden Noakes School Secondary 4.8 miles Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0TJ Inspected: 10 June 2024 Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary 4.8 miles Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE Inspected: 15 December 2023
Hadlow Rural Community School Secondary 3.9 miles N/A, Hadlow, TN11 0AU Inspected: 18 September 2024 St Augustine Academy Secondary 4 miles Maidstone, ME16 8AE Inspected: 26 September 2023
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary 2.1 miles Warwick Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL East Peckham Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH Barming Primary School Primary 3 miles Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY More Park Catholic Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN Woodlands Children's Centre 3.5 miles Temple Way, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6SH Hadlow Primary School Primary 3.6 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH Offham Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Church Road, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NX Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary 3.8 miles New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AE Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primary 3.9 miles Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5HD St Simon Stock Catholic School Secondary 4.1 miles Maidstone, ME16 0JP Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primary 4.2 miles Teddington Drive, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, ME19 5FF Aylesford School Secondary 4.2 miles Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primary 4.5 miles Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER Sports Connect Not applicable 4.6 miles M20, Aylesford Bulls, Aylesford, ME20 7DS Inspected: 23 May 2025 OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Not applicable 4.8 miles Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HT Paddock Wood Children's Centre 4.8 miles Commercial Road, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6DS St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 5 miles Mount Pleasant, Aylesford, ME20 7BE