St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolThe Rochester Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochester.
Summary of the comparison
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School and The Rochester Grammar School are secondary schools in Rochester.
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Rochester Grammar School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Rochester Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School was judged in need of attention and The Rochester Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.0 for St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School and 68.4 for The Rochester Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School (40.1 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Rochester Grammar School (72.7 in 2021-22, 68.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RochesterSt John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | RochesterThe Rochester Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | B81/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 20 in Medway | 2nd of 20 in Medway Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,105 | 1,171 | |
| Capacity | 1,185 | 1,110 | |
| Location | Rochester, ME1 2FA | Rochester, ME1 3BY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.0 | 68.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.4% | 92.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.3% | 99.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.8% | 93.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 | 6.51 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 179 | 225 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 65 | 1 | |
| A-level average points | 24.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 25.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 7.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,105 | 1,171 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.6% | 11.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.7% | 22.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 1.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 0.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 4.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% | 10.5% Stronger figure | 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
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.
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
The Rochester Grammar School
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