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MidKent College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationGillinghamMedway
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD-2024/25

MidKent College is a further education in Gillingham for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1FN01634 383000midkent.ac.ukMr Simon Cook principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,304 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD-17.9 points per entry
A level progress-0.83Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished89%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students2,3042,1352,0062,0453,6283,786
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry17.87
Average A level gradeD-zzzNE
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS16.79
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%
A level progressA level value added-0.83
Applied general courses: points per entry23.4021.4224.8126.58
T levels: points per entry21.9423.7526.7527.75
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed89%

A level subjects

9 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology10Law8English Literature8Business Studies8Biology8Chemistry7Government and Politics7Sociology7Media / Film / TV Studies6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology10 entries · 0% A* or A · 70% passed
10%England 46%
Law8 entries · 13% A* or A · 88% passed
13%England 40%
English Literature8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 52%
Business Studies8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
13%England 47%
Biology8 entries · 13% A* or A · 50% passed
13%England 49%
Chemistry7 entries · 0% A* or A · 43% passed
14%England 53%
Government and Politics7 entries · 0% A* or A · 57% passed
0%England 55%
Sociology7 entries · 14% A* or A · 86% passed
14%England 49%
Media / Film / TV Studies6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 46%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Medway council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,882 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training68%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 55%, compared with 74% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training31%England 72%
Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship9%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 30% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training68%66%69%
Education17%18%22%
Apprenticeship9%7%7%2%
Work42%41%40%
Not in education, work or training25%26%26%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m52112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate119 per 1,000 people31% higher than the England average
Typical house price£310,000Medway
Nearest bus stop90 mMid Kent College, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Burnt Oak Primary SchoolAcademy590 mNot inspectedCompare
Oasis Academy Skinner StreetAcademy630 m372Good 202120Compare
Waterfront UTCUniversity technical college650 m381Good 202311Compare
Brompton-Westbrook Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles460Good 202460Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.7 miles450Good 202346Compare
Rivermead SchoolAcademy0.8 miles163Good 2024Compare
Brompton AcademyAcademy0.8 miles1,399No overall grade 202423Compare
Saxon Way Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles396Not inspected21Compare

Questions parents ask

Is MidKent College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score MidKent College yet.

How many pupils does MidKent College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1FN
Telephone
01634 383000
Website
www.midkent.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Simon Cook
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Medway
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130726 · LAESTAB 8878014 · UKPRN 10004340

Where these figures come from