OFSTED
17 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,206
1,206 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,190
98.7% of pupils
Male pupils
16
1.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
below England
School
10.9%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.1 pts
above England
School
21.4%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
43.6%
526
White British
21.6%
261
Indian
9.0%
108
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
60
Any other White background
4.5%
54
Any other Asian background
3.1%
37
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
1.7%
20 of
1,206 pupils
19.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
68.4
29.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.67 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
4.42%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.31 pts
lower than
England
School
10.51%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
lower than
England
School
0.29%
Medway
2.36%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.6%
16.3 pts
above England
The Rochester Grammar School
108.6%
Medway
97.6%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.