This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 September 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry968 applications · 179 places offered · 137 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 5.4; Medway median median 3.4
- 2025 4.1; Medway median median 3.3
- 2024 4.2; Medway median median 3.3
- 2023 4.2; Medway median median 3.1
- 2022 3.9; Medway median median 3.2
- 2021 4.6; Medway median median 3.3
- 2020 4.0; Medway median median 3.0
- 2019 4.0; Medway median median 3.0
- 2018 3.7; Medway median median 2.7
- 2017 4.1; Medway median median 2.7
- 2016 5.4; Medway median median 2.6
- 2015 6.0; Medway median median 2.5
- 2014 5.3; Medway median median 2.8
- 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 | 179 | 968 | 5.4 | 137 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2025 | 179 | 733 | 4.1 | 137 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2024 | 150 | 632 | 4.2 | 110 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2023 | 150 | 630 | 4.2 | 134 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 148 | 570 | 3.9 | 119 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2021 | 147 | 681 | 4.6 | 116 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2020 | 150 | 596 | 4.0 | 117 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 | 142 | 562 | 4.0 | 115 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2018 | 146 | 533 | 3.7 | 148 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 126 | 517 | 4.1 | 124 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 91 | 494 | 5.4 | 105 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2015 | 80 | 482 | 6.0 | 100 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 | 80 | 424 | 5.3 | 80 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 141 | 59.8 | 82% | 95% | – |
| 2024/25 | 150 | 62.4 | 85% | 97% | – |
| 2023/24 | 137 | 59.9 | 86% | 98% | +0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 147 | 57.9 | 82% | 95% | +0.06 |
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
- Holcombe Grammar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20245.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.9 km · MedwayGood20232.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · MedwayRemains Good20223.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · MedwayGood20234.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.5 km · MedwayOutstanding20233.7applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.6 km · MedwayOutstanding20227.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.7 km · MedwaySpecial measures Inadequate20231.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · MedwaySerious weaknesses Inadequate20231.2applications per place 29.4Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136594 · 887/4068
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 1,060 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Chatham Grammar School for Boys (URN 118797)
- Address
- Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JB
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources