Fort Pitt Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chatham, Medway
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Medway Test pass mark | 481 |
From Medway Council · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.06 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Fort Pitt Grammar School is a secondary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Fort Pitt Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.06 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 238 first-choice applications for 149 offers; 135 offers went to first-choice families, and 103 first-choice families (43%) were not offered a place.
- The 11+ Medway Test pass mark for 2026 entry was 481, and the last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.06 miles away.
- In 2024/25, 85% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Medway.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,009 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Fort Pitt Grammar School is a remarkable place to learn.”
- “It is inclusive, friendly and welcoming.”
- “It is also immensely ambitious.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2022 (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) | 85% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 65.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 238 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 135 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Rochester Grammar School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Brompton Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chatham Grammar 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published