Rainham School for Girls

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 21 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Medway
Unique reference
136456
Address
Derwent Way, Rainham, ME8 0BX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1630 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
1.3%
Girls
98.7%
First language not English
7%
Free school meals (FSM)
16%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.3%
Unclassified 5.6%
African 4.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.4%
Indian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.01
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 51%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.81
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award68
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award8
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award30
Sports StudiesTechnical Award10
TourismTechnical Award20
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE43
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE44
ChemistryGCSE44
ChineseGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Rainham School for Girls

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
269
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
221
2nd preference
134
3rd preference
70
From another Local Authority
36
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
207
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
12
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
275
0
275
Year 8
263
0
263
Year 9
268
0
268
Year 10
282
0
282
Year 11
282
0
282
Year 12
140
10
130
Year 13
120
12
108
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
85.8%
85.6%
Further education
40.0%
29.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
46.0%
55.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
2.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
62.0%
56.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
4.0%
15.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021