Rainham School for Girls

Rainham School for Girls is a girls secondary school based in Gillingham for children aged 11 to 18. It has roughly 1625 pupils on roll. It is an academy, so its governing trust sets its own admission arrangements within the national code, and Medway coordinates offers. The school has its own sixth form for post-16 study. The headteacher is Mrs Vicki Shaw.

Inspection at a glance

Ofsted rated Rainham School for Girls Good at its inspection on 21 April 2022. The full inspection report is linked from this page so you can read the inspectors' own words.

How the school is performing

At A level the published average grade is C+ (2024/25). Attendance works out at roughly 91.4% (absence 8.6%) (2024/25). Around 22.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Figures come from the Department for Education's published school performance data and are shown in full further down this page.

Getting a place at Rainham School for Girls

You apply for a place at Rainham School for Girls on the secondary common application form through Medway, with the national deadline of 31 October. If the school is oversubscribed, places are allocated on its published admissions criteria, which usually give priority to looked-after children, siblings and distance from home to school. There is no separate entrance assessment. Always check the current admissions policy on the school's own website before you apply, because criteria can change year to year.

SEND at a glance

Rainham School for Girls is a mainstream school, supporting pupils with SEND alongside their classmates through the graduated approach of assess, plan, do, review. The school's SEN information report is the authoritative source and is linked in the SEND section below.

Rainham School for Girls contact details and location

Rainham School for Girls is at Derwent Way, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX. The school office can be reached on 01634 362746. A map, directions and the school's own website link are on this page.