King's School, Rochester
Other independent school · Mixed · Medway
Satis House, Rochester, ME1 1TE
25
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
574
Capacity used
Has space72%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Simon Fisher
- Address
- Satis House, Boley Hill, Rochester, ME1 1TE
- Phone
- 01634888555
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Rochester West & Borstal · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118948
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
574 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 17.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.63 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.22 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 20.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 63 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.42 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 47 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 62 | 52% | 84% | 98% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 22% | 85% | 96% | |
| Geography | 25 | 36% | 72% | 88% | |
| Physical Education | 23 | 26% | 70% | 96% | |
| Design & Technology | 23 | 39% | 87% | 91% | |
| French | 14 | 71% | 86% | 93% | |
| Art and Design | 11 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| German | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Latin | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Classical Greek | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Music | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 21 | 14% | 33% | 62% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| Psychology | 13 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 22% | 22% | 78% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 13% | 13% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 38% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 25% | 50% | 75% | |
| Government and Politics | 8 | 13% | 38% | 63% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 7 | 14% | 14% | 57% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11343: King's School, Rochester
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.