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Rainham Mark Grammar School

Secondary school in Gillingham, Medway. Good (May 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 24 May 2022, report published 12 July 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2026

The last inspection was in May 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.5 milesThe Howard School

    Secondary, Gillingham, Medway

    Report card, Feb 2026: 1 exceptional, 4 strong, 2 expected

  2. 0.6 milesRainham School for Girls

    Secondary, Gillingham, Medway

    Report card, May 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected

  3. 1.4 milesLeigh Academy Rainham

    Secondary, Gillingham, Medway

    Good (Feb 2024)

  4. 1.5 milesThe Robert Napier School

    Secondary, Gillingham, Medway

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Sep 2024)

  5. 2.0 milesChatham Grammar

    Secondary, Chatham, Medway

    School remains Good (Oct 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.