OFSTED
18 October 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
948
948 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
915
96.5% of pupils
Male pupils
33
3.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.3 pts
below England
School
16.5%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
20.3%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
38.1%
361
White British
33.2%
315
Any other White background
6.8%
64
Indian
5.2%
49
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
35
Any other Asian background
2.2%
21
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
5.0%
47 of
948 pupils
15.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 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
61.8
22.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.36 · 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
4.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.47 pts
lower than
England
School
4.74%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.82 pts
lower than
England
School
9.00%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
lower than
England
School
0.52%
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
97.1%
4.8 pts
above England
Chatham Grammar
97.1%
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.