Chatham Grammar
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
17.94 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Chatham Grammar is a secondary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Chatham Grammar 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 | 17.94 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 17.94 miles, the 2nd longest of 13 Medway secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.11 miles).
- Year 7 2026 drew 185 first-choice applications for 150 offers; 98 offers went to first-choice families and 87 first-choice families (47%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026 entry, 244 of the 1,151 applications (21%) came from families living outside Medway, and 29 offers went to them; the Medway Test pass mark was 481.
- In 2024/25, 76% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C (England B-), with below-average progress from GCSE.
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
- Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 948 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Staff set high expectations for all pupils and do all they can to help them achieve and exceed their aspirations.”
- “The school’s high-quality academic provision is matched in equal measure by its ambitious and extensive wider development programme.”
- “As a result, pupils here achieve well and develop the skills they need for employment and life in modern Britain.”
To improve
- “Only in a minority of subjects does the consistency and quality of teaching vary.”
- “Consequently, the most able pupils, and some students in the sixth form, do not achieve the school’s bold ambitions for their academic achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 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) | 76% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 185 first-preference applications, 150 offers in total, 98 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.
- The Robert Napier School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brompton Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Waterfront UTC 1.6 mi Good
- Walderslade School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published