Academy sponsor led · Medway

The Robert Napier School

11–18Ages
1,048Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138511URN

Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

1.5 below Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

375 applications for 202 places · 16th of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

30.2of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

17th of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Sixth form provision			Requires improvement

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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

1.5 below Medway median (3.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

375 applications · 202 places offered · 86 named it first

2026 1.9; Medway median median 3.4
2025 2.2; Medway median median 3.3
2024 2.3; Medway median median 3.3
2023 2.3; Medway median median 3.1
2022 2.3; Medway median median 3.2
2021 2.0; Medway median median 3.3
2020 2.2; Medway median median 3.0
2019 2.0; Medway median median 3.0
2018 2.0; Medway median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Medway median median 2.7
2016 2.6; Medway median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Medway median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Medway median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Medway median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Medway 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	202	375	1.9	86	0.43
Sep 2025	208	452	2.2	122	0.59
Sep 2024	209	488	2.3	103	0.49
Sep 2023	176	396	2.3	109	0.62
Sep 2022	188	424	2.3	134	0.71
Sep 2021	207	407	2.0	122	0.59
Sep 2020	208	451	2.2	108	0.52
Sep 2019	178	348	2.0	78	0.44
Sep 2018	189	374	2.0	111	0.59
Sep 2017	180	318	1.8	94	0.52
Sep 2016	145	371	2.6	85	0.59
Sep 2015	180	376	2.1	87	0.48
Sep 2014	185	373	2.0	73	0.39

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

181 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)30.217th of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths11%19th of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths24%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.00

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	181	30.2	11%	24%	–
2024/25	185	32.5	16%	36%	–
2023/24	163	27.9	8%	27%	−1.00
2022/23	185	31.2	11%	36%	−0.69

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 Robert Napier SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 30.2Attainment 8
Chatham Grammar
1.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

7.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective
Brompton Academy
1.6 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
The Victory Academy
2.2 km · Medway

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Waterfront UTC
2.4 km · Medway

Good2023

31.5Attainment 8
Rainham Mark Grammar School
2.5 km · Medway

Good2022

4.1applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
The Howard School
2.7 km · Medway

2026

2.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Rainham School for Girls
2.8 km · Medway

2026

2.2applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
3.0 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138511 · 887/4001
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,080 pupils · 1,048 on roll
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: The Robert Napier School (URN 118895)
Address: Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Local authority: Medway

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