Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A87
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rochester, ME1 3EL
- Distance
- 0.2km away
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3BY
Local ranking2nd of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1110
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 67.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 93.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 97.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 185
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Higher education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
1
A-Level Students
- 16-18 Cohort
- 131
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1171
- Boys
- 16 (1%)
- Girls
- 1190 (99%)
- Capacity
- 1110 (109% full)
- SEND
- 1.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.7%
- EAL
- 22.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.0%
- SEN Support
- 1.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 71.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,757/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Black African: 43.0%
- White British: 24.9%
- Asian Indian: 8.9%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Mixed Other: 4.5%
- Asian Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Other: 2.1%
43.0%
Black African
24.9%
White British
8.9%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Maidstone Road
Rochester, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136313
- UKPRN
- 10032200
- Establishment No.
- 5445
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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