Maritime Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.30 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Maritime Academy is a secondary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Maritime Academy 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 | 2.30 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 2.30 miles away, the 5th shortest of 13 Medway secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 174 first-choice applications for 172 offers; 143 offers went to first-choice families, and 31 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- Another 29 Year 7 offers in 2026 went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Chalk Lane, Rochester, ME2 4YG
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 736 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “The school is a welcoming and inclusive environment, where ‘excellence is a habit’.”
- “It exudes a strong sense of community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are based on mutual respect.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teachers do not check what pupils know and understand carefully enough before moving on to new learning.”
- “When this is the case, gaps in pupils’ knowledge and misconceptions are not addressed effectively.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not gain knowledge as quickly or securely as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 174 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 143 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.
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Waterfront UTC 1.8 mi Good
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Strood 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brompton Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Rochester Grammar School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published