Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School is a secondary school located in Rochester. 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 26/11/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EL
Website: http://www.sjwms.org.uk
Telephone: 01634844008
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Eliot Hodges
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136662

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1280
Number of Pupils: 1430
Number of Boys: 1347
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.53 Confidence interval 0.34 to 0.71
Of the 186 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:80%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:94%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:66.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Canon Close , Maidstone Road ME1 3EN
3out of 4 428 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Delce Academy
The Tideway , ME1 2NJ
- not rated 485 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crest Infant School
Fleet Road , ME1 2QA
3out of 4 605 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Infant School
Holcombe Road , ME1 2HU
3out of 4 900 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Warren Wood Primary Academy
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UR
2out of 4 959 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road , ME1 3EL
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road , ME1 3BY
4out of 4 222 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 803 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 1,653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street , ME4 6SG
3out of 4 1,678 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 1,053 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School (Rochester)
24 - 26 Watts Avenue , ME1 1SA
- not rated 1,710 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 1,755 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Trinity School and College
10-13 New Road , Rochester ME1 1BG
- not rated 1,810 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Rochester Independent College
Star Hill , ME1 1XF
- not rated 1,825 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.