Academy converter · Medway

The Rochester Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,206Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136313URN

Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

0.8 above Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

838 applications for 204 places · 4th of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

67.5of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

2nd of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

4.1applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Medway median (3.4) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

838 applications · 204 places offered · 240 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 4.1; Medway median median 3.4
2025 3.3; Medway median median 3.3
2024 3.2; Medway median median 3.3
2023 3.6; Medway median median 3.1
2022 3.3; Medway median median 3.2
2021 4.1; Medway median median 3.3
2020 3.0; Medway median median 3.0
2019 4.1; Medway median median 3.0
2018 2.9; Medway median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Medway median median 2.7
2016 3.0; Medway median median 2.6
2015 2.5; Medway median median 2.5
2014 2.8; Medway median median 2.8

This school
Medway median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	204	838	4.1	240	1.18
Sep 2025	235	771	3.3	248	1.06
Sep 2024	235	749	3.2	197	0.84
Sep 2023	204	732	3.6	276	1.35
Sep 2022	205	670	3.3	238	1.16
Sep 2021	204	826	4.1	248	1.22
Sep 2020	234	701	3.0	267	1.14
Sep 2019	169	698	4.1	287	1.70
Sep 2018	204	591	2.9	260	1.27
Sep 2017	202	650	3.2	288	1.43
Sep 2016	179	543	3.0	225	1.26
Sep 2015	204	514	2.5	243	1.19
Sep 2014	172	479	2.8	199	1.16

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

185 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)67.52nd of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths93%2nd of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths97%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.67

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	185	67.5	93%	97%	–
2024/25	225	68.4	92%	99%	–
2023/24	168	71.6	97%	100%	+0.67
2022/23	200	71.6	99%	100%	+0.83

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

The Rochester Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
0.2 km · Medway

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
The Thomas Aveling School
0.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
1.3 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Fort Pitt Grammar School
1.4 km · Medway

Outstanding2022

7.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
Holcombe Grammar School
1.4 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

5.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
The Victory Academy
2.2 km · Medway

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Walderslade School
2.8 km · Medway

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
Greenacre School
2.9 km · Medway

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 29.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136313 · 887/5445
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,110 pupils · 1,206 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2010
Replaced: The Rochester Grammar School (URN 118917)
Address: Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources