Official figures · Absence
Schools in Rochester by overall absence
40 schools with a published Overall absence figure in Rochester. Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England.
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| # | School | Overall absence | Year | Ofsted | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) Primary · Academy converter | 4.2% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 2 | Gordons Children's Academy, Infant Primary · Academy sponsor led | 4.3% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 3 | The Rochester Grammar School Secondary · Academy converter | 4.4% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 4 | Hilltop Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 4.4% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 5 | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Secondary · Academy converter | 4.5% | 2023/24 | Outstanding | |
| 6 | Gordons Children's Academy, Junior Primary · Academy sponsor led | 4.7% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 7 | St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 4.7% | 2023/24 | Strong standard | |
| 8 | Cuxton Community Infant School Primary · Academy converter | 4.8% | 2023/24 | Expected standard | |
| 9 | Cliffe Woods Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 4.9% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 10 | All Faiths Children's Academy Primary · Academy converter | 4.9% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 11 | Cuxton Community Junior School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 5.0% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 12 | Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary · Academy converter | 5.0% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 13 | Burham Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 5.1% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 14 | St Nicholas CEVC Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 5.3% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 15 | Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School Primary · Free schools | 5.4% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 16 | Cedar Children's Academy Primary · Academy sponsor led | 5.4% | 2023/24 | Standards maintained | |
| 17 | Leigh Academy Peninsula East Primary · Academy converter | 5.6% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 18 | Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 5.7% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 19 | Temple Mill Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 5.7% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 20 | Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary · Academy converter | 5.7% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 21 | Leigh Academy High Halstow Primary · Academy converter | 5.7% | 2023/24 | Outstanding | |
| 22 | Halling Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 5.8% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 23 | Wainscott Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 5.9% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 24 | Warren Wood Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 6.0% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 25 | Balfour Infant School Primary · Community school | 6.0% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 26 | Higham Primary School Primary · Community school | 6.1% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 27 | St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 6.6% | 2023/24 | Standards maintained | |
| 28 | Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough Primary · Academy converter | 6.7% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 29 | Elaine Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 6.7% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 30 | St James Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Academy sponsor led | 6.7% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 31 | Delce Academy Primary · Academy converter | 7.0% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 32 | Crest Infant School Primary · Community school | 8.0% | 2023/24 | Standards maintained | |
| 33 | Chattenden Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 8.2% | 2023/24 | Good | |
| 34 | The Thomas Aveling School Secondary · Academy converter | 8.4% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 35 | Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo All-through · Academy sponsor led | 8.6% | 2023/24 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | |
| 36 | Leigh Academy Strood Secondary · Academy sponsor led | 9.1% | 2023/24 | Expected standard | |
| 37 | Maritime Academy Secondary · Free schools | 9.7% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 38 | St Peter's Infant School Primary · Community school | 10.1% | 2023/24 | School remains Good | |
| 39 | St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Secondary · Voluntary aided school | 10.1% | 2023/24 | Not judged | |
| 40 | Abbey Court Foundation Special School Community special school | 10.7% | 2023/24 | School remains Outstanding |
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