St John's Catholic ComprehensiveGravesend Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gravesend.
Summary of the comparison
St John's Catholic Comprehensive and Gravesend Grammar School are secondary schools in Gravesend.
St John's Catholic Comprehensive scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gravesend Grammar School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Gravesend Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
St John's Catholic Comprehensive was judged Good and Gravesend Grammar School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for St John's Catholic Comprehensive and 65.3 for Gravesend Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St John's Catholic Comprehensive (42.5 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Gravesend Grammar School (67.5 in 2021-22, 65.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GravesendSt John's Catholic Comprehensive | GravesendGravesend Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 102 in Kent | 19th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,322 | 1,493 | |
| Capacity | 1,184 | 1,032 | |
| Location | Gravesend, DA12 2JW | Gravesend, DA12 2PR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 65.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.2% | 91.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.0% | 98.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.9% | 89.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 6.36 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 189 | 221 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 75 | 193 | |
| A-level average points | 29.4 | 38.4 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.4 | 38.3 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 26.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,322 | 1,493 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.6% | 10.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.9% | 19.2% | |
| SEN support | 11.3% | 4.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 0.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.4% | 8.4% 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
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.
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend Grammar School
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