Academy sponsor led · Kent

Meopham School

11–18Ages
905Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139075URN

Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.7 above Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

532 applications for 142 places · 34th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.4of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

70th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 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

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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 entry

3.8applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Kent median (3.1) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

532 applications · 142 places offered · 93 named it first

2026 3.8; Kent median median 3.1
2025 2.8; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.4; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.9; Kent median median 3.2
2022 3.6; Kent median median 2.9
2021 5.4; Kent median median 3.6
2020 5.4; Kent median median 3.1
2019 4.7; Kent median median 2.9
2018 4.6; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.7; Kent median median 3.0
2016 3.3; Kent median median 3.3
2015 3.5; Kent median median 3.2
2014 3.6; 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	142	532	3.8	93	0.65
Sep 2025	177	488	2.8	100	0.56
Sep 2024	170	570	3.4	90	0.53
Sep 2023	192	754	3.9	190	0.99
Sep 2022	190	682	3.6	208	1.09
Sep 2021	193	1,048	5.4	267	1.38
Sep 2020	156	839	5.4	219	1.40
Sep 2019	166	776	4.7	226	1.36
Sep 2018	137	626	4.6	154	1.12
Sep 2017	167	625	3.7	146	0.87
Sep 2016	149	493	3.3	97	0.65
Sep 2015	112	392	3.5	81	0.72
Sep 2014	96	347	3.6	69	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.470th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%65th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.40

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	38.4	29%	54%	–
2024/25	161	39.9	44%	67%	–
2023/24	160	41.1	41%	69%	−0.40
2022/23	165	41.7	38%	64%	−0.26

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

Meopham SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Leigh Academy Longfield
4.8 km · Kent

Good2023

2.5applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Thamesview School
6.7 km · Kent

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
Saint George's Church of England School
6.8 km · Kent

Good2023

4.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Northfleet School for Girls
6.9 km · Kent

2026

2.6applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Northfleet Technology College
7.3 km · Kent

Good2022

2.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
The Holmesdale School
7.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
7.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

4.7applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
7.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective

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: 139075 · 886/4004
Trust: Swale Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 832 pupils · 905 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Meopham School (URN 118896)
Address: Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0AH
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

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