Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School

Selective

National rank

100

147=

Rank last year

76.6%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

55.3%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Eliot Hodges

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,507

Head teacher

Eliot Hodges

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,507

Head teacher

Eliot Hodges

Gender of entry

Boys

Total pupils

1,507

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

9.2%

Progress 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

9.2%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 72

Grade

%

A*

18.3

A

27.9

B

30.4

A*/A

46.3

A*-B

76.6

GCSE 2024 rank: 126

Grade

%

A*/9/8

33.1

A/7

22.2

A*/A/9/8/7

55.3

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2023
Verdict *
Outstanding
“Pupils and students are thoughtful, polite, courteous and respectful. The school’s culture helps them to feel safe and happy. Their behaviour is exceptional ... Pupils have extremely high ambitions. Parents and carers are enormously positive about the school. The curriculum is unashamedly academic but appropriately enriched with a complementary personal development programme covering aspects such as British values, citizenship, mental health and wellbeing. The school has a wealth of highly regarded enrichment and extracurricular opportunities ... The culture in the sixth form is positive, inclusive and aspirational.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.

About the school

  • The in-demand boys’ grammar school has a capacity of about 1,500 pupils, and girls can join in sixth form.
  • Known as “the Math” locally in Rochester, Kent, the school is rated outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. 
  • Students are split into seven houses and compete to win the Cock House Cup across the academic year. It engenders friendly rivalry and a drive for individuals to do their best.
  • The Math was among the first 100 in the country to earn National Teaching School status, indicating its high-achieving credentials. 
  • Students can join the senior boys’ football team, drama academy, choir or philosophy club, with many other extracurricular options on offer.
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