The Robert Napier 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Website: http://www.robertnapier.org.uk/
Telephone: 01634851157
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Quenby
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138511

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1080
Number of Pupils: 1031
Number of Boys: 531
Number of Girls: 500

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.64 Confidence interval -0.84 to -0.45
Of the 177 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 166 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:4%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:10%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:32.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.63
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Road , ME7 2DU
3out of 4 687 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barnsole Primary School
Barnsole Road , ME7 2JG
4out of 4 699 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy , Napier Road ME7 4HG
2out of 4 854 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Byron Primary School
Byron Road , ME7 5XX
2out of 4 928 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road , ME8 6PD
3out of 4 1,089 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 1,079 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Brompton Academy
Marlborough Road , ME7 5HT
3out of 4 1,726 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB
3out of 4 2,409 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Waterfront UTC
South Side Three Road , ME4 4FQ
1out of 4 2,583 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
MidKent College
Medway Road , ME7 1FN
- not rated 2,407 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 538 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 803 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA
3out of 4 1,055 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY
- not rated 1,426 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rivermead School
Forge Lane , ME7 1UG
3out of 4 1,810 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.