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Rainham School for Girls

Medway, ME8 0BXSecondaryAges 11–18GirlsState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2022
Progress 8
+0.33
Above average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
259 1st-choice / 268 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#783 of 3,141 nationally

About Rainham School for Girls

Rainham School for Girls is a large state secondary in Medway that delivers academic results comfortably above the local average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.33 means pupils here achieve nearly a third of a grade more per subject than students in similar schools nationally, and it sits well above the Medway LA average of -0.1. That places the school 5th out of 18 secondary schools in the borough, putting it in the top quarter of Medway schools. It’s also ranked 123rd out of 461 secondaries in the South East region and 783rd nationally out of 3,141 schools. The school is oversubscribed by a wide margin — 599 applications for 268 places in 2025/26 — and 224 of those offers went to first-preference families, which suggests strong local confidence. Headteacher Vicki Shaw leads a girls-only, non-denominational school that also runs its own sixth form.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderGirls
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressDerwent Way, Gillingham, Medway, ME8 0BX
HeadteacherVicki Shaw
Local AuthorityMedway
Number of Pupils1,625
Free School Meals (FSM)19.1%
School Capacity1,625 / 1,558 (104% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Apr 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 Apr 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Swimming PoolSports HallDining HallGymnasiumPlaying FieldsTennis CourtsAstro TurfChapelSixth Form Centre

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

15

Sports

SwimmingAthleticsTennisNetballMartial ArtsGymnasticsCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

ChessArt ClubDebateDuke of EdinburghEco ClubFilm ClubYoung Enterprise

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Source: rainhamgirls-tkat.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Rainham School for Girls has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.