Academy converter · Medway

Fort Pitt Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,009Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136337URN

Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.6per place

4.3 above Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

1,139 applications for 149 places · 2nd of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

63.0of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

4th of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

7.6applications per place, Year 7

4.3 above Medway median (3.4) 5.4 above England median (2.2)

1,139 applications · 149 places offered · 238 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 7.6; Medway median median 3.4
2025 4.5; Medway median median 3.3
2024 4.7; Medway median median 3.3
2023 3.9; Medway median median 3.1
2022 3.7; Medway median median 3.2
2021 4.0; Medway median median 3.3
2020 3.9; Medway median median 3.0
2019 3.6; Medway median median 3.0
2018 4.0; Medway median median 2.7
2017 4.7; Medway median median 2.7
2016 4.2; Medway median median 2.6
2015 4.3; Medway median median 2.5
2014 3.9; Medway median median 2.8

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

This school
Medway median

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

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	149	1,139	7.6	238	1.60
Sep 2025	150	669	4.5	198	1.32
Sep 2024	150	707	4.7	235	1.57
Sep 2023	150	577	3.9	168	1.12
Sep 2022	144	526	3.7	145	1.01
Sep 2021	150	593	4.0	182	1.21
Sep 2020	148	580	3.9	163	1.10
Sep 2019	150	534	3.6	151	1.01
Sep 2018	120	476	4.0	149	1.24
Sep 2017	120	559	4.7	189	1.58
Sep 2016	120	500	4.2	167	1.39
Sep 2015	112	480	4.3	129	1.15
Sep 2014	120	462	3.9	151	1.26

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)63.04th of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths80%5th of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths95%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.64

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	63.0	80%	95%	–
2024/25	147	65.9	85%	98%	–
2023/24	149	66.5	87%	95%	+0.64
2022/23	118	63.3	84%	98%	+0.54

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

Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

7.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
0.4 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
The Rochester Grammar School
1.4 km · Medway

Good2023

4.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
1.6 km · Medway

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
Holcombe Grammar School
1.6 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

5.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
The Victory Academy
1.8 km · Medway

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Brompton Academy
1.8 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
The Thomas Aveling School
2.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Chatham Grammar
2.5 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

7.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136337 · 887/4069
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,027 pupils · 1,009 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2010
Replaced: Fort Pitt Grammar School (URN 118798)
Address: Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Local authority: Medway

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