Overall Oxbridge
#1,014
5 ranked schools · -100 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
47
Offers
7
Offer rate14.9%
-7.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
At the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, Rochester commands a narrow chalk passage where the river opens toward the Thames estuary, set within the Medway conurbation alongside Chatham, Strood, and Gillingham. The castle and cathedral, both dating to the Norman period, define a compact medieval centre that Charles Dickens drew on throughout his fiction, having lived at nearby Gads Hill Place.
Southeastern trains on the Chatham Main Line connect Rochester station to London Victoria in around 55 minutes. Borstal, on the Medway's south bank, is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, with Boley Hill and St Margaret's Banks occupying quieter streets around the cathedral precinct. Cuxton draws families who favour a village setting at the conurbation's southern edge. Around 63,000 people lived in Rochester at the 2011 census.
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Area Performance
Across 48 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.40/10, -0.03 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Rochester schools
Rochester vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Rochester schools
top 51% of 14,978
top 51% of 14,978
top 46% of 3,862
top 46% of 3,862
top 55% of 2,555
top 55% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
5 ranked schools · -100 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
47
Offers
7
Oxford
4 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
26
Offers
0
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · +127 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
21
Offers
7
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