Schools and Education in Wateringbury

There are 77 schools within 5 miles of Wateringbury town centre, including 47 primary and 13 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 96% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include The Discovery School, Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery and St Helens Montessori School. There are 2 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
77
Primary
47
Secondary
13
Good / Outstanding
96%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

11
36
Outstanding (11) Good (36) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (28)
The Discovery School Primary 1.2 miles Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4GJ Inspected: 27 April 2023 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary 1.7 miles Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS Inspected: 20 March 2024 St Helens Montessori School Not applicable 1.8 miles Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JT Inspected: 11 June 2024 Bower Grove School Not applicable 2.8 miles Fant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL Inspected: 20 December 2024 Jubilee Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF Inspected: 29 November 2023 Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primary 3.3 miles Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU Inspected: 05 July 2023 Allington Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG Inspected: 30 September 2022 Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Secondary 4 miles Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF Inspected: 10 May 2023 The Quest School Not applicable 4.2 miles Maidstone Road, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY Inspected: 03 November 2025 Leigh Academy Oaks Primary 4.8 miles Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 9AX Inspected: 16 November 2021 Invicta Grammar School Secondary 4.9 miles Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DS Inspected: 24 May 2024
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Vicarage Road, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6DP Inspected: 03 February 2025 Mereworth Community Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Mereworth Road, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5ND Inspected: 29 September 2022 The Malling School Secondary 2.4 miles Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH Inspected: 26 May 2023 East Farleigh Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Wilsons Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY Inspected: 21 September 2022 Lift St James the Great Primary 2.7 miles Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD Inspected: 09 October 2023 West Borough Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Hadlow Close, Maidstone, ME16 8TL Inspected: 01 December 2022 West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary 2.9 miles Norman Road, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL Inspected: 20 March 2023 Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary 3 miles Bishop's Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SJ Inspected: 25 June 2021 Ditton Infant School Primary 3 miles Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EB Inspected: 24 November 2022 Oakwood Park Grammar School Secondary 3.2 miles Maidstone, ME16 8AH Inspected: 10 June 2024 Coxheath Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Stockett Lane, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4PS Inspected: 31 March 2023 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primary 3.3 miles Queen's Road, Maidstone, ME16 0LB Inspected: 03 May 2024 Brookfield Infant School Primary 3.3 miles Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY Inspected: 16 June 2023 Lunsford Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY Inspected: 27 July 2023 Brookfield Junior School Primary 3.3 miles Swallow Road, Swallow Road, Aylesford, ME20 6PY Inspected: 25 May 2023 Palace Wood Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB Inspected: 19 October 2022 Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL Inspected: 17 May 2023 Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision Not applicable 3.6 miles Scrubbs Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8AU Inspected: 30 April 2025 The Rosewood School Not applicable 3.7 miles Teddington Drive, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5FF Inspected: 21 September 2022 Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primary 3.7 miles Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER Inspected: 19 January 2024 Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QN Inspected: 31 July 2023 Brunswick House Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Leafy Lane, Maidstone, ME16 0QQ Inspected: 25 September 2023 The Maplesden Noakes School Secondary 4 miles Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0TJ Inspected: 10 June 2024 Loose Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW Inspected: 14 September 2023 Cornwallis Academy Secondary 4.2 miles Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HX Inspected: 06 March 2023 MEPA ACADEMY Not applicable 4.2 miles Earl Street, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1PF Inspected: 10 November 2025 Ryarsh Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS Inspected: 07 May 2024 South Borough Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL Inspected: 28 June 2023 Maidstone Grammar School Secondary 4.5 miles Beech Hurst Close, Maidstone, ME15 7BT Inspected: 12 November 2024 Park Way Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Maidstone, ME15 7AH Inspected: 19 September 2024 North Borough Junior School Primary 4.7 miles Gladstone Road, Maidstone, ME14 2BP Inspected: 30 November 2023 St Paul's Infant School Primary 4.7 miles Hillary Road, Maidstone, ME14 2BS Inspected: 12 September 2025 St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary 4.7 miles Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9RR Inspected: 04 July 2022 Grow 19 LTD Not applicable 4.8 miles Malling Road, Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS Inspected: 22 July 2024 St Katherine's School & Nursery Primary 4.8 miles St Katherines Lane, Snodland, ME6 5EJ Inspected: 11 March 2024 Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Church Hill, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HP Inspected: 20 November 2023
St Augustine Academy Secondary 3.2 miles Maidstone, ME16 8AE Inspected: 26 September 2023 Hadlow Rural Community School Secondary 4.7 miles N/A, Hadlow, TN11 0AU Inspected: 18 September 2024
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary 1.9 miles Warwick Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL Barming Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY More Park Catholic Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN Woodlands Children's Centre 2.8 miles Temple Way, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6SH Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary 3 miles New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AE St Simon Stock Catholic School Secondary 3.2 miles Maidstone, ME16 0JP Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5HD Aylesford School Secondary 3.3 miles Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU East Peckham Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH Offham Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Church Road, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NX Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Primary 3.7 miles Teddington Drive, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, ME19 5FF St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primary 3.7 miles Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER Sports Connect Not applicable 3.8 miles M20, Aylesford Bulls, Aylesford, ME20 7DS Inspected: 23 May 2025 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Mount Pleasant, Aylesford, ME20 7BE Sunshine Children's Centre 4.3 miles Stagshaw Close, Stagshaw Close, Maidstone, ME15 6TL Serenity School Maidstone Not applicable 4.3 miles Sandling Road, Maidstone, ME14 2LP OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Not applicable 4.4 miles Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HT Hadlow Primary School Primary 4.4 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH Five Acre Wood School Not applicable 4.6 miles Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QF Inspected: 09 September 2024 Howard de Walden Children's Centre 4.6 miles Bluett Street, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG New Line Learning Academy Secondary 4.6 miles Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL Tiger Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL Inspected: 20 October 2023 Snodland Youth and Children's Centre 4.8 miles Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS Borough Green Children's Centre 4.8 miles Malling Road, Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS The Holmesdale School Secondary 4.8 miles Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS East Borough Children's Centre 4.8 miles Vinters Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DX Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Primary 4.8 miles Vinters Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DX