The Robert Napier School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 138511
- Address
- Third Avenue, ME7 2LX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1011 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.1%
White British 65.9%
African 8.3%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 7.4%
Caribbean 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.5
Local authority average 45.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.81
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Robert Napier School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 152
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 197 102 95 |
| Year 8 | 193 102 91 |
| Year 9 | 163 84 79 |
| Year 10 | 173 94 79 |
| Year 11 | 186 101 85 |
| Year 12 | 45 21 24 |
| Year 13 | 54 24 30 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 28.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 55.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 50.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 11.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.7% 2.4% |