Academy sponsor led · Medway

The Victory Academy

11–18Ages
1,213Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136108URN

Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.8 below Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

560 applications for 222 places · 11th of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.9of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

13th of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Medway median (3.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

560 applications · 222 places offered · 191 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Medway median median 3.4
2025 2.5; Medway median median 3.3
2024 2.5; Medway median median 3.3
2023 1.7; Medway median median 3.1
2022 1.8; Medway median median 3.2
2021 1.9; Medway median median 3.3
2020 1.6; Medway median median 3.0
2019 1.7; Medway median median 3.0
2018 1.6; Medway median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Medway median median 2.7
2016 1.9; Medway median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Medway median median 2.5
2014 1.7; Medway median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Medway median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Medway median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	222	560	2.5	191	0.86
Sep 2025	233	579	2.5	170	0.73
Sep 2024	209	529	2.5	209	1.00
Sep 2023	209	347	1.7	148	0.71
Sep 2022	213	383	1.8	153	0.72
Sep 2021	208	392	1.9	147	0.71
Sep 2020	237	380	1.6	180	0.76
Sep 2019	239	402	1.7	151	0.63
Sep 2018	236	371	1.6	151	0.64
Sep 2017	168	229	1.4	113	0.67
Sep 2016	129	249	1.9	101	0.78
Sep 2015	169	267	1.6	82	0.49
Sep 2014	147	250	1.7	97	0.66

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

195 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.913th of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%13th of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	195	38.9	25%	46%	–
2024/25	219	35.5	22%	42%	–
2023/24	222	40.0	32%	52%	−0.36
2022/23	202	33.7	22%	44%	−0.59

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Victory AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Holcombe Grammar School
0.9 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

5.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
Chatham Grammar
1.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

7.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
1.4 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Brompton Academy
1.6 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
Fort Pitt Grammar School
1.8 km · Medway

Outstanding2022

7.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
Walderslade School
2.1 km · Medway

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
The Thomas Aveling School
2.1 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Greenacre School
2.1 km · Medway

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 29.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136108 · 887/6907
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,213 on roll
Free school meals: 44.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources