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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 12 November 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry813 applications · 172 places offered · 304 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 4.7; Kent median median 3.1
- 2025 4.3; Kent median median 3.0
- 2024 4.3; Kent median median 3.2
- 2023 4.2; Kent median median 3.2
- 2022 3.2; Kent median median 2.9
- 2021 3.9; Kent median median 3.6
- 2020 3.5; Kent median median 3.1
- 2019 3.1; Kent median median 2.9
- 2018 3.2; Kent median median 3.1
- 2017 2.7; Kent median median 3.0
- 2016 3.4; Kent median median 3.3
- 2015 3.1; Kent median median 3.2
- 2014 2.7; Kent median median 3.1
- This school
- Kent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 172 | 813 | 4.7 | 304 | 1.77 |
| Sep 2025 | 187 | 807 | 4.3 | 275 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2024 | 186 | 793 | 4.3 | 251 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2023 | 187 | 791 | 4.2 | 293 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2022 | 190 | 616 | 3.2 | 221 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2021 | 189 | 734 | 3.9 | 189 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 194 | 677 | 3.5 | 221 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2019 | 194 | 604 | 3.1 | 244 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2018 | 193 | 619 | 3.2 | 219 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2017 | 194 | 530 | 2.7 | 167 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 180 | 617 | 3.4 | 195 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2015 | 179 | 550 | 3.1 | 165 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 179 | 483 | 2.7 | 153 | 0.85 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 195 | 45.3 | 34% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 189 | 42.1 | 31% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 196 | 43.6 | 41% | 64% | +0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 179 | 44.0 | 32% | 63% | +0.33 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St John's Catholic ComprehensiveThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20254.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 0.3 km · KentGraded · no overall grade20253.1applications per place 67.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.5 km · KentGood20241.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · KentGood20234.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · KentOutstanding20242.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.9 km · KentGood20222.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Kent20262.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 4.9 km · ThurrockStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · KentImproved significantly20243.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 118933 · 886/5461
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,184 pupils · 1,335 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources