Brompton Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gillingham, ME7 5HT
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Waterfront UTC
South Side Three Road, Chatham, ME4 4FQ
Local ranking16th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
250
Capacity
14-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 31.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 16.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 91
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 9.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 17.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 30.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
E+
Avg A-Level Grade
13.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
21
A-Level Students
- 16-18 Cohort
- 92
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 362
- Boys
- 290 (76%)
- Girls
- 91 (24%)
- Capacity
- 250 (152% full)
- SEND
- 32.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.0%
- EAL
- 9.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.1%
- SEN Support
- 31.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,745/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
- 11.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 74.5%
- Black African: 7.7%
- White Other: 6.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Other: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
74.5%
White British
7.7%
Black African
6.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
South Side Three Road
Chatham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 146648
- UKPRN
- 10082095
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
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