The Victory Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Chatham, Medway
The Victory Academy is a secondary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 February 2023
Strengths
- “The Victory Academy is a welcoming and caring school.”
- “Staff-pupil relationships are strong.”
- “This means that pupils recognise that the school has ‘got their back’ and has their best interests at heart, even those who do not find learning easy.”
To improve
- “Most staff insist pupils follow these expectations, but a very small number do not reinforce them at every opportunity.”
- “Staff deal well with incidents of bullying, although pupils are not always aware how they have been resolved.”
- “In the past, too few pupils took a modern foreign language at key stage 4.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 22% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 191 first-preference applications, 222 offers in total, 167 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025, as Medway published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Holcombe Grammar School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chatham Grammar 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brompton Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Walderslade School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenacre School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published