The Robert Napier School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 2019 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
- 1050 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.2%
- Persistent absence
- 43.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.3%
White British 69.4%
Mixed 8.2%
Other White 7.7%
African 5.9%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.69
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 11%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.2
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.57
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
Admissions
The Robert Napier School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 95
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 79
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 112 95 |
| Year 8 | 185 99 86 |
| Year 9 | 194 108 86 |
| Year 10 | 198 104 94 |
| Year 11 | 165 90 75 |
| Year 12 | 64 31 33 |
| Year 13 | 37 16 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 29.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 55.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 58.0% 56.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 15.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 2.2% |