Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Medway
Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EL
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
57%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.3%
5.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,555
Capacity used
Over capacity121%
1,280 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
57%
1st preference success rate
226 of 397 families who put it first got an offer
232
Places offered
786
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 397 | 226 | ● 57% |
| 2nd preference | 178 | 4 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 104 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 107 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 786 | 232 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 223 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Eliot Hodges
- Address
- Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EL
- Phone
- 01634844008
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Rochester West & Borstal · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136662
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
1,555 pupils · 1,280 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,087 pupils
Attendance
96.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
3.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 70.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.90 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.45 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 69.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 93.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 98.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.82 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 216 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 42.32 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 27.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 217 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 216 | 69% | 96% | 99% | |
| English Language | 216 | 50% | 90% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 56% | 96% | 98% | |
| Biology | 153 | 63% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 153 | 68% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 153 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 145 | 57% | 93% | 99% | |
| Economics | 119 | 46% | 89% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 108 | 35% | 84% | 99% | |
| Computer Science | 93 | 34% | 84% | 94% | |
| French | 91 | 53% | 90% | 95% | |
| History | 76 | 51% | 86% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 25% | 50% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 84 | 12% | 43% | 76% | |
| Biology | 71 | 11% | 42% | 75% | |
| Economics | 67 | 22% | 55% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 52 | 15% | 48% | 77% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 43 | 7% | 28% | 74% | |
| Physics | 32 | 22% | 47% | 69% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 32 | 47% | 72% | 91% | |
| History | 18 | 11% | 28% | 61% | |
| Geography | 18 | 17% | 39% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 0% | 11% | 72% | |
| Government and Politics | 18 | 11% | 56% | 78% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11345: Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 16 |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Medway council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.