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Meopham School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 38 38.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
38.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
28.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
6.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.40 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 39.9[6] 44.1%[6]
2023/24 41.1[4] 40.6%[4] -0.40[4]
2022/23 41.7[7] 38%[7] -0.26[7]
2021/22 44.9[8] 53%[8] -0.24[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D[10]
2022/23 D[11] 0%[11]
2021/22 D+[12]
2018/19 D[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
50% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
34% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[14]
Employment
5% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[15] 47%[15] 0%[15] 32%[15] 5%[15] 5%[15]
2020/21 94%[16] 48%[16] 0%[16] 34%[16] 3%[16] 6%[16]
2019/20 95%[17] 50%[17] 0%[17] 42%[17] 1%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 93%[18] 42%[18] 2%[18] 44%[18] 1%[18] 4%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
68% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
24% 2022/23[19]
Education
24% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
13% 2022/23[19]
Employment
32% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 81%[20] 44%[20] 48%[20] 11%[20] 22%[20]
2020/21 94%[21] 50%[21] 56%[21] 6%[21] 33%[21]
2019/20 80%[22] 35%[22] 50%[22] 5%[22] 25%[22]
2018/19 88%[23] 50%[23] 56%[23] 13%[23] 19%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
52% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
0% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
0% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 72%[26] 0%[26]
2019/20 44%[25] 0%[25] 0%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 56%[27] 6%[27] 0%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 36%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Apr 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
15 Jun 2023[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
22 Jan 2019[30] S5 Inspection[30] Outstanding[30]
16 Jan 2018[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
532 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
93 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
142 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 488[32] 100[32] 177[32] 2.8[32] 0.6[32]
Entry Sept 2024 570[32] 90[32] 170[32] 3.4[32] 0.5[32]
Entry Sept 2023 754[32] 190[32] 192[32] 3.9[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2022 682[32] 208[32] 190[32] 3.6[32] 1.1[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
832[1]
Trust
SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
meophamschool.org.uk[1]
District
Gravesham[33]
Postcode
DA13 0AH[1]
URN
139075[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
957 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
2.2% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
5.8% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
5.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
20.7% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
84%[35]
Mixed
6.1%[35]
Asian
2.7%[35]
Black
5.1%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.6%[35]
Unclassified
1.7%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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