Meopham School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA13 0AH
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
32.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
905
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
832 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
100 of 100 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
488
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 100 | 100 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 23 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 137 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 114 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Total | 488 | 135 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (8 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ethan Roberts
- Address
- Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0AH
- Phone
- 01474814646
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Meopham North · Gravesham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139075
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
905 pupils · 832 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 937 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
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 | 41.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.22 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
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 | 22.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 31 | — |
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 | 160 | 13% | 54% | 73% | |
| English Language | 160 | 6% | 33% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 8% | 48% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 159 | 11% | 37% | 55% | |
| Statistics | 155 | 3% | 25% | 54% | |
| History | 87 | 6% | 29% | 40% | |
| Geography | 77 | 3% | 25% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 31 | 0% | 3% | 16% | |
| Spanish | 23 | 4% | 26% | 52% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 13% | 63% | 69% | |
| French | 14 | 14% | 50% | 79% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 0% | 0% | 7% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 9% | 9% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 48% | — | — |
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 Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-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.