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The Rochester Grammar School

Rochester · Girls only · ages 11 to 18

Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136313)

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Overview

Address
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
Status
Open
Admits
Girls only
Age range
11 to 18
Number of pupils
1,206
Capacity
1,110
Eligible for free school meals
11.8%
Sixth form
Yes
School type
Academy converter
Religious character
None
Trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
Medway

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026

Admissions and the 11+

Admissions policy
Selective (grammar school)
Selection in this area
Fully selective area30% of Year 7 places offered in Medway for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
Entrance test
Medway Test
Qualifying score
minimum score 482 to be assessed suitable for grammar (492 the year before) (2025 entry)
Catchment area
For September 2026 entry there is no catchment area. Children must pass the Medway Test. Priority: looked-after children, children eligible for pupil premium, siblings, children at named Thinking Schools Academy Trust Medway primaries, children of staff, health reasons, then children living nearest. Ties within each group are settled by distance.
Children from outside the catchment
Yes: For September 2026 entry there is no catchment; remaining places go to qualifying children living nearest the school.

Applications and offers for Year 7

For September 2026 entry, 838 applicants named this school (240 as their first choice) for 204 places. 45 of 204 offers went to children living outside Medway.

Applications and offers by September intake
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Medway
Sept 20262048382401.245
Sept 20252357712481.194
Sept 20242357491970.890
Sept 20232047322761.442
Sept 20222056702381.239
Show all 13 years
Earlier intakes
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Medway
Sept 20212048262481.259
Sept 20202347012671.181
Sept 20191696982871.768
Sept 20182045912601.380
Sept 20172026502881.473
Sept 20161795432251.358
Sept 20152045142431.248
Sept 20141724791991.250

"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Medway" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.

Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (medway.gov.uk, rochestergrammar.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Key dates for September 2027 entry

Test registration (Medway Test)
18 May 2026 to 12 June 2026
Test date
15 September 2026, 16 September 2026, 19 September 2026, 20 September 202615-16 Sep for Medway primary pupils; 19 or 20 Sep for pupils from other schools at allocated centre. Registration opens 9am. Test and results dates from tuition guides, not confirmed on council page.
Results sent to families
14 October 2026
Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
National offer day
1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
Open days
Not yet available
School opened (current registration)
1 November 2010

Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: medway.gov.uk, atomlearning.com.

Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).

Guide to the Medway Test and its schools · How applying works

Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (medway.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

Ofsted inspection

Inspected on 17 January 2023: overall Good. Read the report ↗

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Good
Inspection history (2)
  • 17 January 2023: School inspection, Good · report
  • 14 February 2012: Academy conversion letter · report

Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026

Exam results

GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)

GCSE results compared with national averages
MeasureThis schoolSelective schools in EnglandAll state schools in England
Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90).67.572.146.2
Grade 5 or above in English and maths93%93.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths44.3%57.7%14.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths97.3%98.3%64.8%
Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.–––

Attainment 8 over time: 71.6 (2023/24) → 68.4 (2024/25) → 67.5 (2025/26).

185 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.

Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026

How to get there

Postcode
ME1 3BY
Map location
51.37143, 0.50089
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Telephone
03333602120

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

School website
www.rochestergrammar.org.uk
Official register record
Get Information About Schools (URN 136313) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026