Rainham Mark Grammar School is a secondary school located in Gillingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Pump Lane, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ
Website: http://rainhammark.com/
Telephone: 01634364151
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Barker
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136864

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1242
Number of Pupils: 1487
Number of Boys: 810
Number of Girls: 677

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.27 Confidence interval 0.1 to 0.45
Of the 209 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 208 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:83%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:90%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:65.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.31
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane , Rainham ME8 7DX
3out of 4 304 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane , ME8 6JS
1out of 4 906 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road , Rainham ME8 6JH
3out of 4 950 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street , Orchard Street ME8 9AE
3out of 4 1,322 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street , Rainham ME8 9AE
3out of 4 1,322 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 921 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 1,075 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane , Rainham
- not rated 2,371 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 2,706 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ
- not rated 1,724 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA
3out of 4 1,869 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 2,330 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 2,977 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.