Schools and Education in Yalding

There are 62 schools within 5 miles of Yalding town centre, including 39 primary and 12 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include St Helens Montessori School, The Quest School and The Discovery School. Parents should note that 2 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
62
Primary
39
Secondary
12
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

10
31
Outstanding (10) Good (31) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (19)
St Helens Montessori School 2.2 miles Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JT Inspected: 11 June 2024 The Quest School 2.9 miles Maidstone Road, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY Inspected: 03 November 2025 The Discovery School Primary 3.2 miles Discovery Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4GJ Inspected: 27 April 2023 Jubilee Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF Inspected: 29 November 2023 Bower Grove School 3.4 miles Fant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL Inspected: 20 December 2024 Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary 3.5 miles Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LS Inspected: 20 March 2024 Leigh Academy Oaks Primary 4.5 miles Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 9AX Inspected: 16 November 2021 Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Secondary 4.7 miles Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0SF Inspected: 10 May 2023 Allington Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, ME16 0PG Inspected: 30 September 2022 Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primary 4.9 miles Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU Inspected: 05 July 2023
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Vicarage Road, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6DP Inspected: 03 February 2025 Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Bishop's Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SJ Inspected: 25 June 2021 Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, ME18 6BL Inspected: 17 May 2023 Coxheath Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Stockett Lane, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4PS Inspected: 31 March 2023 East Farleigh Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Wilsons Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LY Inspected: 21 September 2022 St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Primary 2.7 miles Collier Street, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9RR Inspected: 04 July 2022 Cornwallis Academy Secondary 3.3 miles Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HX Inspected: 06 March 2023 Mereworth Community Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Mereworth Road, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5ND Inspected: 29 September 2022 West Borough Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Hadlow Close, Maidstone, ME16 8TL Inspected: 01 December 2022 Loose Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Loose Road, Maidstone, ME15 9UW Inspected: 14 September 2023 Oakwood Park Grammar School Secondary 3.8 miles Maidstone, ME16 8AH Inspected: 10 June 2024 Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary 4 miles Church Hill, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4HP Inspected: 20 November 2023 St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primary 4 miles Queen's Road, Maidstone, ME16 0LB Inspected: 03 May 2024 Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6QN Inspected: 31 July 2023 Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Primary 4.1 miles Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER Inspected: 19 January 2024 Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary 4.1 miles Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE Inspected: 15 December 2023 Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision 4.2 miles Scrubbs Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8AU Inspected: 30 April 2025 The Malling School Secondary 4.3 miles Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH Inspected: 26 May 2023 Leigh Academy Marden Primary 4.3 miles Goudhurst Road, Marden, Tonbridge, TN12 9JX Inspected: 27 April 2023 South Borough Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, ME15 6TL Inspected: 28 June 2023 Palace Wood Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0AB Inspected: 19 October 2022 Brunswick House Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Leafy Lane, Maidstone, ME16 0QQ Inspected: 25 September 2023 Lift St James the Great Primary 4.6 miles Chapman Way, East Malling, ME19 6SD Inspected: 09 October 2023 Park Way Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Maidstone, ME15 7AH Inspected: 19 September 2024 Ditton Infant School Primary 4.7 miles Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EB Inspected: 24 November 2022 Maidstone Grammar School Secondary 4.7 miles Beech Hurst Close, Maidstone, ME15 7BT Inspected: 12 November 2024 The Maplesden Noakes School Secondary 4.7 miles Buckland Road, Maidstone, ME16 0TJ Inspected: 10 June 2024 MEPA ACADEMY 4.7 miles Earl Street, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1PF Inspected: 10 November 2025 Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary 4.7 miles Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6LT Inspected: 20 January 2022 West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary 4.9 miles Norman Road, Norman Road, West Malling, ME19 6RL Inspected: 20 March 2023 Capel Primary School Primary 5 miles Nortons Way, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6RP Inspected: 18 June 2024
St Augustine Academy Secondary 3.8 miles Maidstone, ME16 8AE Inspected: 26 September 2023 Hadlow Rural Community School Secondary 4.8 miles N/A, Hadlow, TN11 0AU Inspected: 18 September 2024
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA East Peckham Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LH Barming Primary School Primary 3 miles Belmont Close, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9DY OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus 3.4 miles Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HT Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary 3.7 miles Warwick Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL St Simon Stock Catholic School Secondary 3.9 miles Maidstone, ME16 0JP Paddock Wood Children's Centre 4.1 miles Commercial Road, Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6DS St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Primary 4.1 miles Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER New Line Learning Academy Secondary 4.2 miles Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL Tiger Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QL Inspected: 20 October 2023 Five Acre Wood School 4.3 miles Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QF Inspected: 09 September 2024 Sunshine Children's Centre 4.4 miles Stagshaw Close, Stagshaw Close, Maidstone, ME15 6TL Hadlow Primary School Primary 4.5 miles N/A, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH Woodlands Children's Centre 4.7 miles Temple Way, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6SH Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary 4.7 miles New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AE More Park Catholic Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN Leigh Academy Molehill Primary 4.8 miles Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND Aylesford School Secondary 4.9 miles Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU The Meadow Children's Centre 4.9 miles Furfield Close, Park Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9JR