Ripplevale School RochesterAlchemy School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Ripplevale School Rochester and Alchemy School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 1.1 for Ripplevale School Rochester and 2.0 for Alchemy School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ripplevale School Rochester (4.0 in 2021-22, 1.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Alchemy School (0.9 in 2021-22, 2.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RochesterRipplevale School Rochester | GillinghamAlchemy School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | ||
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 6-25 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 140 | 58 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 120 | |
| Location | Rochester, ME1 1BG | Gillingham, ME7 4LT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 1.1 | 2.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.09 | 0.12 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 27 | 21 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 146 | 73 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 6.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 93.2% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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