About the Rochester Grammar School

The Rochester Grammar School is a heavily oversubscribed six form entry Foundation School, and is a selective girls’ school that admits male students into the Sixth Form. Established in 1888, the school moved into new buildings in September 1990 when the original 1888 building closed. The school has just under 1100 students, with 290 in the Sixth form. There are 64 full time staff and 4 part time staff. We have 28 support staff.

The school is a combined Mathematics/Computing and Music specialist school. The school is also an IBO World School delivering the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB). The school has gained the Full International School Award, Healthy Schools Award, ICT Kitemark and Investor in Careers Award.

Leadership and Management

The Senior Leadership Team comprises of a Headteacher, two Deputy Headteachers, two Assistant Headteachers and the Business Manager. The school has an extended senior leadership team of seven Learning Directors. Middle leadership consists of Curriculum Leaders, Heads of House, Lead Practitioners and Performance Coaches. We have an innovatory curriculum with a two year compressed KS3 which allows for early entry to GCSE and then access to a range of AS courses by the end of Year 11. As a specialist school, there is a high commitment to mathematics, ICT and music.

Care and Support

The pastoral system is inextricably linked to the ethos “furthering excellence through support, encouragement, achievement”. Academic monitoring of overall student performance has been clearly established and is a strength of the school. Form groups are organised vertically with Years 7 to 11 mixed. This provides excellent care and support as well as peer mentoring and leadership roles for older students.

Teaching and Learning

The school received an outstanding Ofsted report in November 2003, in which we were praised for our commitment to the highest standards in teaching and learning. We aim to create a working environment where our students can think independently and engage enthusiastically with their own learning.

Equal Opportunities and High Expectations

Equal opportunities for all students continues to be a feature of the school and all staff are expected to contribute to this aim. There is a high expectation from staff, students and parents that the students will proceed to higher education.