Saint George's Church of England SchoolMeopham School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Saint George's Church of England School and Meopham School in Gravesend.

  • Saint George's Church of England School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Meopham School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Saint George's Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint George's Church of England School was judged Good and Meopham School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.3 for Saint George's Church of England School and 39.9 for Meopham School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Saint George's Church of England School (44.3 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Meopham School (44.9 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint George's Church of England School versus Meopham School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GravesendSaint George's Church of England SchoolGravesendMeopham SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking46th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure70th of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,572 957
Capacity1,410 832
LocationGravesend, DA11 7LS Gravesend, DA13 0AH
GCSE results
Attainment 841.3 Stronger figure39.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.2% 44.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths57.4% 66.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc29.2% Stronger figure23.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.61 Stronger figure3.50 4.09
Cohort202 161
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries110 31
A-level average points24.9 Stronger figure22.3 35.0
A-level average gradeD+ D+
Best 3 A-levels points25.4 25.6 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects1.5% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,572 957
Free school meals (ever 6)22.0% 20.7%
English as an additional language13.5% 2.2%
SEN support14.6% 5.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% Stronger figure10.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.8% Stronger figure32.6% 15.8%

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

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Saint George's Church of England School

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