Ripplevale School RochesterCity of Rochester School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochester.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Ripplevale School Rochester and City of Rochester School in Rochester.

  • 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 City of Rochester School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ripplevale School Rochester (4.0 in 2021-22, 1.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ripplevale School Rochester versus City of Rochester School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RochesterRipplevale School RochesterRochesterCity of Rochester SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeOther independent special school Other independent special school
Age range6-25 5-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll140 59
Capacity210 85
LocationRochester, ME1 1BG Rochester, ME3 8UJ
GCSE results
Attainment 81.1 2.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths0.0% 0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths0.0% 0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score0.09 Stronger figure0.06 4.09
Cohort27 8
Pupils
Pupils in the census146 64
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%

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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