Medway / Medway 11+
Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY
The Rochester Grammar School
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A selective girls grammar school in Rochester, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,171 pupils on roll.
At a glance
At a glance
A selective girls grammar school in Rochester, Kent, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,171 pupils on roll. Based in Rochester, Kent, the school serves girls aged 11-18 and includes sixth-form study as part of the offer. Current published roll and admissions data point to around 1,171 pupils on roll and 205 Year 7 places.
Admissions are central to understanding whether this school is the right fit and realistic shortlist option. The current route includes GL Assessment, with 205 places available in Year 7 and demand that currently looks high by grammar-school standards. Catchment or distance rules still matter at allocation stage, so this is the kind of school where families need to read the admissions policy carefully rather than rely on headline scores alone.
Academically, the published picture is strong and easier to judge than reputation alone. The latest published Ofsted judgement is Good. Recent official performance measures show Progress 8 at 0.67 and Attainment 8 at 71.6. 97% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths in the latest stored GCSE figures. Destinations data also suggest strong progression after sixth form, with 83% moving into higher education.
For many parents, the presence of a sixth form is part of the attraction, because it gives able pupils the option to stay in a familiar academic setting through to A level. That mix of selective entry, published outcomes, and school life is what will matter most to families deciding whether The Rochester Grammar School belongs on a serious shortlist.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Medway and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Medway and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Medway and England.
No catchment area is used. Selective Medway Test candidates are ranked through priority categories, with distance used within categories and as the final criterion.
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
Selective applicants in care or previously in care are prioritised first.
Pupil Premium
Eligible Pupil Premium applicants are prioritised after looked-after priority.
Siblings
Applicants with a sibling at the school receive priority after Pupil Premium priority.
Trust primary schools
Children attending named Thinking Schools Academy Trust Medway primary schools are prioritised after siblings.
Staff children
Children of staff are prioritised within the published criteria.
Health reasons
Priority can be considered for accepted health reasons.
Structured exam detail is still being reviewed.
This school uses the shared Medway Test consortium route. The consortium page brings together the common test format, key dates and official papers used across that route.
Open Medway Test guidePaper 1
English
English
A 30-minute English paper covering comprehension, punctuation and grammar.
Paper 2
Maths
Mathematics
A 50-minute mathematics paper.
Paper 3
VR, NVR
Reasoning
A reasoning paper covering spatial, non-verbal and verbal reasoning skills.
English, Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
Science and Creative writing are not listed in the current published format.
English
Maths
Verbal reasoning
A reasoning paper covering spatial, non-verbal and verbal reasoning skills.
Non-verbal reasoning
A reasoning paper covering spatial, non-verbal and verbal reasoning skills.
Science
Creative writing
Medway Test registration
2027-entry dates not confirmed
Medway Test
2027-entry dates not confirmed
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Latest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 72.7 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 71.6 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 68.4 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This school does not have a published A-level trend in the local GOV.UK files, so we have shown the share of pupils getting grade 5 or above in English and maths instead.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 100% | 97.7% | 66.1% |
| 2022/23 | 99% | 97.7% | 61.8% |
| 2023/24 | 99.4% | 97.8% | 61.5% |
| 2024/25 | 97.8% | 97.6% | 61.2% |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 99% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 98% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 99% | 97.8% | 91.4% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 98% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 0% |
| In employment | 1% |
Latest inspection: 18 January 2023
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FAQ
Rochester Grammar School currently uses GL Assessment.
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Rochester Grammar School is currently rated Good following the latest published inspection dated 18 January 2023.