Rainham School for Girls 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Derwent Way, Gillingham

School Information

Address: Derwent Way, Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Website: http://www.rainhamgirls-tkat.org/
Telephone: 01634362746
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Karen Roberts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136456

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1558
Number of Pupils: 1728
Number of Boys: 35
Number of Girls: 1693

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.15 to 0.47
Of the 262 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 258 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:72%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street , Orchard Street ME8 9AE 		3out of 4 921 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street , Rainham ME8 9AE 		3out of 4 921 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane , Rainham ME8 7DX 		3out of 4 1,165 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road , Rainham ME8 6JH 		3out of 4 1,213 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Miers Court Primary School
Silverspot Close , ME8 8JR 		3out of 4 1,365 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 156 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ 		4out of 4 1,075 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane , Rainham 		- not rated 2,212 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX 		3out of 4 3,003 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 698 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA 		3out of 4 1,969 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX 		3out of 4 2,794 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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