Rainham School for Girls

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The executive and associate headteachers have set a vision aspiring to raise standards further.

Governors and staff across the school are on board and committed to the school's continued improvement. Senior and middle leaders are driving forward steps to build on the most effective teaching and learning in the school. Pupils enter the school with below average levels of achievement.

Taking into account all their examinations, by the end of Year 11, pupils' outcomes are above national averages. Pupils are making good progress across most subjects, including in English and mathematics. In areas where outcomes have not been as strong in the ...past, such as science, progress is improving because of more effective teaching.

Pupils who receive pupil premium funding and pupils who have special educational needs or disability are now making progress similar to their peers. Teaching is effective and teachers plan interesting and enjoyable lessons. Teachers' subject knowledge is good and this contributes to strong engagement of pupils.

Pupils' conduct around the school is very good. They display positive attitudes to learning and clearly want to do well. Strong relationships between staff and pupils help to keep pupils safe, promote their personal development and raise their achievement.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : The work set by teachers does not consistently take account of pupils' different starting points in order to deepen understanding and fully challenge pupils. Leaders do not incisively evaluate how well their actions are improving pupils' progress across all subjects and year groups. Students in the sixth form make less progress in academic subjects than they do in work-related courses, and are not always on suitable courses.

Information about this school

Rainham School for Girls is a larger than average-sized school for 11–18-year-olds. The school is led by an executive headteacher, who takes responsibility for strategic oversight and, since September 2015, an associate headteacher, who runs the school on a daily basis. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and supported by the pupil premium (funding for those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and for children looked after by the local authority) is just below the national average.

A lower than average number of pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is lower than average. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs or disability is just above average but the proportion who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is lower than average.

The school meets the government's current floor standard that sets the minimum expectation for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics. The academy is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust. No pupils attend alternative provision.

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