The Rochester Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Rochester, Medway
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Medway Test pass mark | 481 |
From Medway Council · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
11.38 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Rochester Grammar School is a secondary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Rochester Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 11.38 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Year 7 2026 place offered went to a child living 11.38 miles away, 3rd longest of 13 Medway secondary schools with a published last distance (middle: 3.11 miles).
- Year 7 2026 drew 240 first-choice applications for 204 offers; 168 went to first-choice families, and 72 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- For 2026 entry the 11+ Medway Test pass mark was 481, and 354 of the 838 Year 7 applications (42%) came from families outside Medway; 45 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 92% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Medway.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and students at The Rochester Grammar School respect the high standards that the school sets for them.”
- “They share leaders’ ambition for them to thrive academically and succeed as global citizens.”
- “Pupils believe in the school motto, ‘Transforming Life Chances’, and speak passionately about how important the school has been in shaping their future.”
To improve
- “However, in a very small number of subjects, leaders are continuing to refine the curriculum to ensure that all subjects are as well sequenced.”
- “However, the school’s strategy to support disadvantaged pupils is not implemented consistently across all subjects.”
- “As a result, some disadvantaged pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 92% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 240 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 168 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Walderslade School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenacre School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published