New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone

In 2026, pupils at New Line Learning Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 29.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

14% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is down from 32.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.79: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 25.8, against 33.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put New Line Learning Academy as their first choice and 261 named it as one of their preferences, for 206 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to New Line Learning Academy are Maidstone Grammar School (1.1 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67); Cornwallis Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.2); Valley Park School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); and School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than New Line Learning Academy.

New Line Learning Academy is one of 3 schools run by Future Schools Trust, an academy trust.

59 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about New Line Learning Academy (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 70% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

Of the 143 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 71% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

50.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood New Line Learning Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 239 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, New Line Learning Academy issued 128 suspensions, 15.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to New Line Learning Academy are Tiger Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Leigh Academy Oaks (0.3 miles), Leigh Academy Molehill (0.6 miles) and Loose Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.