The Robert Napier School is a state-funded secondary school in Medway, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,048 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,080.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (24 Sept 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 32.5 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D for 2024/25. Admissions data records 86 first-preference applications and 202 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 24 Sept 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Requires improvement |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 10 Nov 2024.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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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 | 202 |
| First-preference applications | 86 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 375 |
| First-preference offers | 86 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 32.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 36.2% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 16.2% |
| EBacc entry | 17.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 2.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 0.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.81 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.18 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 18.33 |
| Value added | -0.39 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.65 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.12 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 0% |
| Pupils | 32 |
| Average grade | D |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | D- |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 32.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 49.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 2.7% |
| Not sustained | 7.6% |
| Unknown | 6.5% |
Cohort: 185 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 85.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 42.6% |
| Further education | 3.7% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9% |
| Employment | 40.7% |
| Not sustained | 5.6% |
| Unknown | 5.6% |
Cohort: 54 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
18.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.56% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 4.46% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 61.4% |
| White other | 9.4% |
| Mixed | 7.2% |
| Asian | 5.2% |
| Black | 12.9% |
| Other | 2.7% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
57% would recommend this school
148 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 70% |
| Feels safe | 69% |
| Well behaved pupils | 61% |
| Bullying dealt with | 22% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 50% |
| Concerns dealt with | 52% |
| SEND support | 51% |
| High expectations | 69% |
| Child does well | 69% |
| Progress updates | 66% |
| Subject range | 90% |
| Clubs & activities | 73% |
| Personal development | 52% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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