The Maplesden Noakes School
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Maplesden Noakes School
Address: Buckland Road
Town/City: Maidstone
County: Kent
Postcode: ME16 0TJ
Telephone Number: 01622 759036
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: The Maplesden Noakes School
Sponsor: The Maplesden Noakes School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Tom Newcombe
Capacity: 1500
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1418 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 95% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 26.6%

SEN Provisions

  • HI - Hearing Impairment

Location and administration

URN: 137833
DfE Number: 886/5401
UKPRN: 10036261
UPRN: 200003670026
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Maidstone (E07000110)
Constituency: Maidstone and Malling (E14001349)
Electoral Ward: Allington & Bridge (E05015593)

Easting & Northing: 575149E, 156457N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 16' 51.46" N 0° 30' 36.44" E
Plus Code: 9F327GJ6+92

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (0.2km)
  2. Brunswick House Primary School (0.3km)
  3. Serenity School Maidstone (0.6km)
  4. Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision (0.8km)
  5. MEPA ACADEMY (1.0km)
  6. Palace Wood Primary School (1.1km)
  7. North Borough Junior School (1.1km)
  8. St Paul's Infant School (1.2km)
  9. St Simon Stock Catholic School (1.2km)
  10. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (1.3km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Ian Bagnall - Trustee. Appointed on 12 June 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 June 2028.
  • Mr Hugh Blackwood - Member. Appointed on 11 June 2024 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Richard Bradford - Trustee. Appointed on 9 February 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 February 2030.
  • Mrs Helen Wendy Bradley-Wyatt - Trustee. Appointed on 6 July 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 5 July 2028.
  • Polly Eleanor Jane Brogan - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 1 September 2024.
  • Mrs Katherine Greenwood - Trustee. Appointed on 23 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 July 2029.
  • Mr Thomas Havard - Trustee. Appointed on 12 June 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 June 2028.
  • Ms Jill Hogan - Trustee. Appointed on 7 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 November 2025.
  • Mr Graham Kinns - Trustee. Appointed on 15 June 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 14 June 2028.
  • Ms Machila Lovelace - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Mrs Lauren Mason - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 24 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 September 2026.
  • Mrs Lauren Mason - Trustee. Appointed on 10 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 9 November 2025.
  • Mrs Lauren Mason - Member. Appointed on 24 July 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust).
  • Mrs Lauren Mason - Trustee. Appointed on 10 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 November 2029.
  • Mrs Lauren Mason - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 25 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 September 2025.
  • Mrs Ayisha Mills - Trustee. Appointed on 21 October 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 October 2026.
  • Ms Samantha Mills - Trustee. Appointed on 8 August 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 June 2026.
  • Emma Newby - Member. Appointed on 1 May 2025 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Thomas Newcombe - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Thomas Newcombe - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 4 October 2024.
  • Mr Tom Newcombe - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 17 October 2025.
  • Mrs Lucy Elizabeth Page - Trustee. Appointed on 9 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 April 2030.
  • Mrs Moira Watts - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 17 October 2025.
  • Mrs Moira Watts - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2024.
  • Mrs Moira Watts - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).