Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School | Secondary with sixth form in Rochester, Medway | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School

SecondaryPost 16

Medway · Rochester · ME1 3EL http://www.sjwms.org.uk

Pupils
1,555
cap. 1,280
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Boys
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
21 Mar 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Selective

This school is in Medway. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
97%
-2pp
LA
64%
England
66%
100%99%97%
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GCSE 5+
94%
-4pp
LA
45%
England
46%
98%94%90%
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Attainment 8
69.5
-0.8
LA
46.8
England
46.8
70.668.165.6
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EBacc entry
99%
+2pp
LA
52%
England
41%
99%85%71%
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EBacc APS
14.7
+0.7
LA
8.4
England
7.7
14.912.610.2
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.90
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
42.3
-0.1
LA
26.8
England
32.4
45.542.339.1
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A-level value added
+0.20
-0.1
LA
-0.25
+0.3+0.20.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
28%
+1pp
LA
5%
England
14%
41%32%23%
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Average A-level grade
B+
0
AA-B
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.20
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

97%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education97%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

6% no destination recorded

Education66%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment16%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,528
cap. 1,280
1,5281,3921,256
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
LA AVG 18.74:1
21.120.018.9
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EAL
14%
LA AVG 13.93%
16%14%12%
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FSM eligible
11%
LA AVG 28%
11%9%8%
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SEN
7%
LA AVG 14.81%
10%8%6%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
8%
England
9%
6%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
5%
LA
23%
England
24%
14%9%5%
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Overview

AddressMaidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EL
Telephone01634844008
Local authorityMedway
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
Finance£5809 spend / pupil£7390 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Apr 2011 (was URN 118839)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2597%94%69.5Not applicable99%14.7216
2023/24100%98%70.3+0.9097%14.1204
2022/23100%98%70.4+0.8599%14.0203
2021/2299%96%70.6+0.9199%14.9215
2018/19100%94%66.5+0.5380%11.9186
2017/1899%90%65.6+0.4971%10.2163
2016/1798%94%70.1+0.8688%175
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2599%
2023/2498%
2022/2399%
2021/2299%
2018/1981%
2017/1874%
2016/1793%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2542.3B++0.2028%221
2023/2442.5B++0.3427%220
2022/2340.9B25%210
2021/2245.5A-41%201
2018/1940.1B+0.0124%196
2017/1839.1B+0.0623%179
2016/1739.2B+0.0627%184

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,52821.17%14%11%4%5%
2023/241,50720.410%15%10%4%9%
2022/231,47920.88%16%10%5%9%
2021/221,46419.88%15%10%6%14%
2020/211,43020.58%14%8%
2018/191,35918.97%14%9%4%5%
2017/181,29419.76%13%8%4%5%
2016/171,25618.96%12%8%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.