This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 May 2018Graded 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 entry1,151 applications · 150 places offered · 185 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 7.7; Medway median median 3.4
- 2025 5.5; Medway median median 3.3
- 2024 4.7; Medway median median 3.3
- 2023 4.4; Medway median median 3.1
- 2022 4.9; Medway median median 3.2
- 2021 6.1; Medway median median 3.3
- 2020 6.4; Medway median median 3.0
- 2019 4.2; Medway median median 3.0
- 2018 5.4; Medway median median 2.7
- 2017 3.4; Medway median median 2.7
- 2016 5.1; Medway median median 2.6
- 2015 7.1; Medway median median 2.5
- 2014 6.0; 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 | 150 | 1,151 | 7.7 | 185 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2025 | 126 | 695 | 5.5 | 132 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 135 | 638 | 4.7 | 136 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2023 | 148 | 657 | 4.4 | 143 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 120 | 591 | 4.9 | 136 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 102 | 623 | 6.1 | 116 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2020 | 95 | 604 | 6.4 | 114 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2019 | 131 | 549 | 4.2 | 106 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2018 | 81 | 435 | 5.4 | 85 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2017 | 144 | 487 | 3.4 | 100 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2016 | 87 | 442 | 5.1 | 83 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 66 | 469 | 7.1 | 103 | 1.56 |
| Sep 2014 | 75 | 452 | 6.0 | 100 | 1.33 |
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.) | 145 | 60.6 | 74% | 93% | – |
| 2024/25 | 151 | 61.8 | 76% | 93% | – |
| 2023/24 | 179 | 60.1 | 78% | 97% | +0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 122 | 59.5 | 79% | 94% | +0.34 |
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
- Chatham GrammarThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20237.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.0 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 30.2Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20244.0applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · MedwayGood20232.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · MedwayRemains Good20245.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.2 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · MedwayOutstanding20227.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.6 km · MedwayGood202331.5Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · MedwaySpecial measures Inadequate20231.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137389 · 887/5429
- Trust
- The University of Kent Academies Trust
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 976 pupils · 948 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Chatham Grammar School for Girls (URN 118901)
- Address
- Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources