Rainham School for Girls
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gillingham, ME8 0BX
- Distance
- 0.1km away
The Howard School
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Local ranking8th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1725
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 219
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Higher education
- 24.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 40.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
24.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
90
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 247
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1534
- Boys
- 1426 (97%)
- Girls
- 45 (3%)
- Capacity
- 1725 (85% full)
- SEND
- 12.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.5%
- EAL
- 13.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.0%
- SEN Support
- 11.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 101.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,869/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
- 6.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 72.9%
- Black African: 9.6%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
72.9%
White British
9.6%
Black African
2.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Derwent Way
Gillingham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 141466
- UKPRN
- 10047641
- Establishment No.
- 5457
- Trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
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