Rainham School for Girls

State-Funded School

rainham-school-for-girls-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME8 0BXPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Rainham School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,622 pupils. Rainham School for Girls is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,622

Total Pupils

1%Boys

99%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,622
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Kemnal Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 21 April 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 May 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.