Brompton Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,399 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.1
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,568of 1,242 places
- Free school meals
- 10.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 237
- Ofsted
- Good, 24 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rainham Mark Grammar School (URN 118892, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Of the 241 pupils who finished Year 11 at Rainham Mark Grammar School in 2023, 83% stayed on in Rainham Mark Grammar School’s own sixth form (Medway average 54%), 10% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 193 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 62% went to university (Medway 30%, England 37%), and 30% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 62.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.1 in Medway, with 87% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Rainham Mark Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Medway and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 241 | 3,382 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 83% | 54% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 10% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 193 | 3,685 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 62% | 30% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 30% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 17% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 62.7 | 46.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 87% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 94% | 52% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.00 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 9% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 60.2 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 62.9 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 236 | 100% | 88% | 52% | 22% | 97% |
| English Language | 236 | 100% | 89% | 33% | 20% | 97% |
| English Literature | 234 | 99% | 86% | 35% | 21% | 96% |
| Biology | 153 | 65% | 23% | 40% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 152 | 64% | 23% | 41% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 152 | 64% | 23% | 48% | 46% | 100% |
| Geography | 129 | 54% | 41% | 44% | 25% | 92% |
| History | 108 | 46% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 83% |
| Spanish | 88 | 37% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 83 | 35% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 90% |
| French | 81 | 34% | 18% | 40% | 29% | 78% |
| Religious Studies | 77 | 32% | 31% | 52% | 32% | 95% |
| German | 69 | 29% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 77% |
| Business Studies | 55 | 23% | 18% | 27% | 20% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 54 | 23% | 11% | 22% | 24% | 85% |
| Economics | 49 | 21% | 1% | 43% | 34% | 98% |
| Computer Science | 48 | 20% | 13% | 58% | 30% | 94% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 37 | 16% | 8% | 73% | 21% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 36 | 15% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 11% | 11% | 50% | 23% | 96% |
| Music | 17 | 7% | 5% | 59% | 33% | 100% |
| Drama | 17 | 7% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 94% |
| Chinese | 6 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Astronomy | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 29 | 17% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Rainham Mark Grammar School | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 374 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 169 | 1,385 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.64 | 32.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 69 | 41% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 44 | 26% | 13% |
| Psychology | 43 | 25% | 23% |
| Biology | 39 | 23% | 20% |
| Sociology | 38 | 22% | 13% |
| English Literature | 33 | 20% | 11% |
| Economics | 31 | 18% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 17% |
| Politics | 29 | 17% | 6% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 17% | 4% |
| Film Studies | 25 | 15% | 2% |
| Physics | 22 | 13% | 12% |
| History | 18 | 11% | 13% |
| Geography | 16 | 9% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | 12 | 7% | 5% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 5% | 5% |
| Product Design | 6 | 4% | 2% |
| German | 6 | 4% | 0% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 4% | 3% |
| French | 6 | 4% | 1% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 23 | 14% | — |
| Mathematics (Numeracy) | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 23 | 14% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 16 | 9% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where Rainham Mark Grammar School is
Other secondary schools in Medway are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Medway’s allocation statistics.
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.