99%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
92%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
68.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
94%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1465.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,171
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Rochester Grammar School · Secondary with sixth form · Medway
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
99%
-1pp
100%100%99%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 99%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
92%
-5pp
99%96%92%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 92%
Attainment 8
68.4
-3.2
72.770.668.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 68.4
EBacc entry
94%
+3pp
98%94%91%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 94%
EBacc APS
1465.5
+309.1
1465.51283.21100.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1465.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,171
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
1%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%
Contact
Address
Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY
Local authority
Medway
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 99% | 92% | 68.4 | Not applicable | 94% | 1465.5 | 95% | 1,171 |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 97% | 71.6 | +0.67 | 90% | 1156.4 | 90% | 1,177 |
| 2022/23 | 100% | 99% | 71.6 | +0.83 | 98% | 1379.7 | 98% | 1,182 |
| 2021/22 | 100% | 98% | 72.7 | +0.75 | 96% | 1382.0 | 96% | 1,184 |
| 2018/19 | 100% | 92% | 69.0 | +0.81 | 96% | 1100.9 | 96% | 1,241 |
| 2017/18 | 98% | 87% | 66.6 | +0.63 | 98% | 1077.3 | 98% | 1,227 |
| 2016/17 | 100% | 95% | 71.0 | +0.88 | 95% | — | 95% | 1,218 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 87 |
| 2023/24 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible | 106 |
| 2022/23 | Suppressed | Suppressed | — | Not eligible | 80 |
| 2021/22 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 100 |
| 2018/19 | 38.0 | B- | -0.22 | 19% | 151 |
| 2017/18 | 39.9 | B | -0.01 | 24% | 162 |
| 2016/17 | 40.9 | B | +0.10 | 23% | 176 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,171 | 16.3 | 1% | 23% | 12% | 4% | 11% |
| 2023/24 | 1,177 | 16.5 | 2% | 26% | 10% | 4% | 10% |
| 2022/23 | 1,182 | 16.7 | 3% | 29% | 9% | 5% | 11% |
| 2021/22 | 1,184 | 15.9 | 2% | 30% | 8% | 6% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 1,214 | 16.2 | 3% | 28% | 7% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,241 | 15.4 | 5% | 22% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
| 2017/18 | 1,227 | 15.2 | 4% | 18% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 1,218 | 15.9 | 5% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 5% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.