Maplesden Noakes

The Maplesden Noakes School

Headteacher	Mrs Jane Prideaux
Specialism	Business and Enterprise College
Location	Buckland Road Maidstone Kent ME16 0TJ England
Local authority	Kent
DfE URN	118873
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1036
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Colours	Royal blue and Gold (Lower School [years 7&8]), Navy Blue and Gold (Upper School [years 9&10]) and Black (Year 11)
Website	Maplesden Noakes

Coordinates: 51°16′49″N 0°30′36″E / 51.28031°N 0.50996°E / 51.28031; 0.50996

Maplesden Noakes School is an 11-18 co-educational school in Maidstone, Kent, England. Since September 2005, the school has had a planned admission number of 180. The school is regularly over subscribed and has approximately 950 students on roll of which 160 are currently in the sixth form. The school is a specialist Business and Enterprise College.

The school is situated in a residential area, close to the town centre of Maidstone. The school occupies a 30-acre (120,000 m²) site to which the North Downs and the town itself form a pleasant backdrop. This school also shares it's grounds with Maidstone Girls Grammar School.

The school has undergone a number of new building work, such as a new technology block, a new P.E block, and a new flood light all weather sports pitch. The school interacts with the local area by holding events to help students, such as the business enterprise scheme and many others.On the grounds there are 11-13 buildings, a paved area, two courts, three fields, a swamp, a bomb shelter used for education and three forest and woodland areas. It is surrounded on both sides by railway tracks, there is also a residential area on the west side and on the east side is Millenium Park.