[1] It is a smaller than average secondary school with a rural catchment area.

As a foundation school, Maidenhill is administered by Gloucestershire County Council.

[2] Maidenhill consists of four student houses all named after local hills and are represented by a house colour; Haresfield (yellow), Rodborough (blue), Frocester (red) and Doverow (green).

Maidenhill School, in 2017, received a 'Good' from Ofsted and was described to work extremely well to support the physical, mental and emotional health of its pupils.

Ofsted 2017, "Not all teachers are secure in using the school’s new assessment system to provide reliable information to parents, governors and senior leaders about pupils’ progress.