City of Rochester School
Bradbury House, View Road, Rochester, ME3 8UJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alicja Emmett
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 145231
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634570706
About this school
City of Rochester School is an independent special school in Rochester. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected City of Rochester School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
City of Rochester School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.2 | - | 2.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | 0.1 |
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 City of Rochester School 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 | 0.2 | 34 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 59
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey Court Foundation Special School2.5 miles
Special schools · Rochester
-
Gad's Hill School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Rochester
-
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED3.1 miles
Other types · Rochester
-
King's School, Rochester3.2 miles
Independent schools · Rochester
-
St Andrew's School (Rochester)3.5 miles
Independent schools · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
- Abbey Court Foundation Special School Special schools
- FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED Other types
- Medway Secure Training Centre Other types
- Ripplevale School Rochester Special schools
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primary
- Balfour Infant School Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary
- Burham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cedar Children's Academy Primary
- Chattenden Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does City of Rochester School teach?
- City of Rochester School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is a special school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of City of Rochester School?
- The headteacher of City of Rochester School is Mrs Alicja Emmett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has City of Rochester School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected City of Rochester School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is City of Rochester School?
- City of Rochester School has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is City of Rochester School full?
- City of Rochester School has capacity for 85 pupils and 59 on roll (69%), so it has space against 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 City of Rochester School a faith school?
- No. City of Rochester School has no designated religious character.
- How have City of Rochester School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.2 in 2022/23 and 2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are City of Rochester School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, City of Rochester School'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 24 July 2026.