Brompton Academy
Marlborough Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Dan Walters
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- University of Kent (Brompton Academy)
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399
- URN
- 136107
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634852341
About this school
Brompton Academy is a secondary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,399 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 232 | 235 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.6 | 35.9 | 38.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 -0.83 to -0.46 | -0.37 -0.56 to -0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 21.1% | 24.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 42.2% | 46.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 1.3% | 31.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brompton Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.6 | 34 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.9 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,403 |
| 2023/24 | 1,422 |
| 2024/25 | 1,382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brompton Academy compares
Brompton Academy ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Medway for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.1 | 8.7% | 39.8% | 1,399 | — |
| Chatham Grammar | 61.8 | 4.7% | 17% | 948 | 0.7 miles |
| The Robert Napier School | 32.5 | 11% | 50.4% | 1,048 | 1.0 miles |
| The Victory Academy | 35.5 | 9.8% | 45.1% | 1,213 | 1.0 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | 40 | 8.1% | 35.6% | 1,084 | 1.0 miles |
| Waterfront UTC | 30 | 11.7% | 37% | 381 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.8%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chatham Grammar0.7 miles
Secondary · Chatham
-
The Robert Napier School1.0 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
-
The Victory Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Chatham
-
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School1.0 miles
Secondary · Rochester
-
Waterfront UTC1.1 miles
Secondary · Chatham
Other schools in Gillingham
Brompton Academy ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Gillingham.
- Leigh Academy Rainham Secondary
- Rainham Mark Grammar School Secondary
- Rainham School for Girls Secondary
- The Howard School Secondary
- The Robert Napier School Secondary
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brompton Academy teach?
- Brompton Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the principal of Brompton Academy?
- The principal of Brompton Academy is Mr Dan Walters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brompton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brompton Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brompton Academy?
- Brompton Academy has 1,399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brompton Academy full?
- Brompton Academy has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,399 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brompton Academy a faith school?
- No. Brompton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brompton Academy a selective school?
- No. Brompton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Brompton Academy?
- Brompton Academy is part of THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brompton Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brompton Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brompton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.6 in 2022/23 and 38.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brompton Academy rank locally?
- Brompton Academy ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Medway for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brompton Academy's absence rate?
- Brompton Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brompton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brompton Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2026.