The Robert Napier School

State-Funded School

the-robert-napier-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME7 2LXPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,048 pupils. The Robert Napier School is part of BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 16.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.81

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,048

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,048
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
4 Mar 2019	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.