Rainham School for Girls
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gillingham, ME8 0BX
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Local ranking15th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 27 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 224
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 793
- Boys
- 520 (54%)
- Girls
- 444 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (84% full)
- SEND
- 26.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.6%
- EAL
- 7.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 23.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,393/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
- 6.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.5%
- White Other: 5.4%
- Black African: 4.7%
- Mixed Other: 4.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Black Other: 0.9%
77.5%
White British
5.4%
White Other
4.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Otterham Quay Lane
Gillingham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 148577
- UKPRN
- 10088768
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
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