Rainham Mark Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Medway, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,568 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,242.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (24 May 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 62.7 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 281 first-preference applications and 233 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Good
Based on 24 May 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
Published 12 Jul 2022.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Medway |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 233 |
| First-preference applications | 281 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 947 |
| First-preference offers | 215 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 62.7 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 95.8% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 87.3% |
| EBacc entry | 94.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 70.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 52.7% |
| EBacc average point score | 6 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.64 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 36.33 |
| Value added | -0.15 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.24 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.06 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 15.4% |
| Pupils | 169 |
| Average grade | B- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 83% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.4% |
| Further education college | 10% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5% |
| Employment | 1.7% |
| Not sustained | 1.7% |
| Unknown | 0.8% |
Cohort: 241 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 97.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 63.2% |
| Further education | 0.5% |
| Other education | 0.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 11.1% |
| Employment | 15.3% |
| Not sustained | 4.7% |
| Unknown | 4.7% |
Cohort: 190 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
19.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.61% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.79% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 62.7% |
| White other | 3.9% |
| Mixed | 9.7% |
| Asian | 11.6% |
| Black | 10.7% |
| Other | 1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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