Brompton Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,399 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.1
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The Rochester Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,206of 1,110 places
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 225
- Ofsted
- Good, 17 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Rochester Grammar School (URN 118917, until 1 November 2010).
What the data says
Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Rochester Grammar School in 2023, 91% stayed on in The Rochester Grammar School’s own sixth form (Medway average 54%), 6% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 80 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 81% went to university (Medway 30%, England 37%), and 47% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 68.4 against 46.1 across England and 46.1 in Medway, with 92% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, The Rochester Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Medway and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Rochester Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 200 | 3,382 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 91% | 54% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 6% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Rochester Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 80 | 3,685 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 81% | 30% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 47% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Rochester Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 68.4 | 46.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 92% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 94% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.51 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 8% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 65.9 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 68.7 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 32% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 227 | 100% | 88% | 56% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 226 | 100% | 89% | 54% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 225 | 100% | 86% | 50% | 21% | 98% |
| Religious Studies | 203 | 90% | 31% | 54% | 32% | 96% |
| Physics | 176 | 78% | 23% | 55% | 46% | 99% |
| Biology | 176 | 78% | 23% | 57% | 45% | 99% |
| Chemistry | 176 | 78% | 23% | 54% | 47% | 100% |
| Geography | 139 | 62% | 41% | 44% | 25% | 95% |
| Psychology | 96 | 43% | 3% | 61% | 22% | 99% |
| History | 90 | 40% | 41% | 49% | 26% | 99% |
| French | 85 | 38% | 18% | 27% | 29% | 82% |
| Spanish | 73 | 32% | 19% | 42% | 27% | 85% |
| Business Studies | 60 | 27% | 18% | 70% | 20% | 100% |
| German | 55 | 24% | 5% | 64% | 33% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 49 | 22% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 94% |
| Sociology | 41 | 18% | 4% | 56% | 21% | 98% |
| Fine Art | 29 | 13% | 9% | 55% | 28% | 100% |
| Economics | 22 | 10% | 1% | 36% | 34% | 86% |
| Drama | 22 | 10% | 7% | 45% | 27% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 20 | 9% | 11% | 30% | 23% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 8% | 13% | 53% | 30% | 94% |
| Physical Education | 16 | 7% | 11% | 56% | 24% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 5% | 5% | 17% | 33% | 92% |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 30 | 100% | — |
| Film Studies | 18 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Rochester Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 131 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 1,385 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 32.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 13% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate | International Baccalaureate | 82 | 100% | — |
| Learning Skills | IBO Diploma Programme Core | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | IBO Diploma Programme Core | — | — | — |
| Biology | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| History | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Psychology | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Untranslated Literature | IBO Higher level component | — | — | — |
| Biology | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Other Languages | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Untranslated Literature | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
Where The Rochester Grammar School is
Other secondary schools in Medway are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Medway’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Medway
Chatham Grammar
Academy converter · sixth form · 948 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 61.8
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,009 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 65.9
Holcombe Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,060 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 62.4
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,829 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Leigh Academy Strood
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,311 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.