The Rochester Grammar School
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Attainment 8 of 68.4 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 68.4
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 98%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.67
- Confidence interval:
- [0.45, 0.89]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Verified key dates
Verified exam details
Entry requirements
The Rochester Grammar School is a regularly oversubscribed girls' grammar school that admits boys in the sixth form. Its 2027/28 admissions policy states that the Local Authority administers the Medway Test on behalf of the governors and that only applications from children assessed as grammar ability through the Medway Test are considered for Year 7.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The Rochester 2027/28 policy confirms that Year 7 entry is through the Medway Test. The official Medway Council key-dates page for September 2026 entry says Medway Test registration opened at 9am on Monday 19 May 2025 and closed at 5pm on Friday 13 June 2025. Medway primary and junior school pupils sat the Medway Test on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 September 2025, children from non-Medway schools sat it on Saturday 20 or Sunday 21 September 2025, and results were issued on Wednesday 15 October 2025. The Rochester admissions page also lists separate in-year testing dates for 2025/26 casual admi...
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Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 225 | 68.4 | — | 97.8% | 93.8% | 6.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 168 | 71.6 | +0.67 | 99.4% | 90.5% | 6.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 200 | 71.6 | +0.83 | 99.0% | 98.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 200 | 72.7 | +0.75 | 100.0% | 96.0% | 6.9 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Medway for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136313 |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Principal Clare Brinklow |
| Trust | THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | ME1 3BY |
| Latest pupils | 225 |
| FSM eligible | 10.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
http://www.rochestergrammar.org.ukView local authority page3333602120| DfE number | 5445 |
| UKPRN | 10032200 |
| Opened | 1 Nov 2010 |
| GIAS updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 5 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 17 Jan 2023 |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2023 |