Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical 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
3.35 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School is a secondary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Medway and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical 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 | 3.35 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 336 first-choice applications for 201 offers; 196 offers went to first-choice families, and 140 first-choice families (42%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 3.35 miles away, 5th longest of 13 Medway secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- For 2026 entry the 11+ Medway Test pass mark was 481; 230 of the 740 Year 7 applications (31%) came from families outside Medway, and 7 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 94% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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 3EL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,555 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and students are thoughtful, polite, courteous and respectful.”
- “The school’s culture helps them to feel safe and happy.”
- “Their behaviour is exceptional.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 94% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 69.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
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: 336 first-preference applications, 201 offers in total, 196 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.
- The Rochester Grammar School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 1.5 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