The Victory Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Medway
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/02/2023
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
27.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,213
Capacity used
Has space81%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
163 of 170 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
579
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 170 | 163 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 48 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 112 | 15 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 139 | 7 | ● 5% |
| Total | 579 | 233 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 18 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Oliver Owen
- Address
- Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB
- Phone
- 03333602140
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Luton · Chatham and Aylesford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136108
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
1,213 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
02 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,110 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.49 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 53 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 215 | 7% | 33% | 49% | |
| Mathematics | 212 | 8% | 30% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 210 | 9% | 34% | 48% | |
| Combined Science | 181 | 2% | 15% | 31% | |
| History | 127 | 8% | 22% | 29% | |
| Geography | 92 | 12% | 33% | 55% | |
| Social Studies | 62 | 8% | 29% | 39% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 9% | 57% | 72% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 51 | 8% | 29% | 47% | |
| Business | 50 | 2% | 16% | 32% | |
| Spanish | 40 | 15% | 38% | 53% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 3% | 20% | 40% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 23 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 0% | 6% | 13% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Medway council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.