Fort Pitt Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Medway
Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ
95
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 04/10/2022
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
16.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,009
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,027 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
144 of 198 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
669
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 198 | 144 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 230 | 6 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 131 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 110 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 669 | 150 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 158 applications came from outside the council area (6 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Salena Hirons
- Address
- Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ
- Phone
- 01634842359
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Fort Pitt · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136337
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
1,009 pupils · 1,027 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
04 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 753 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
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 | 66.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.37 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.33 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 65.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 85% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 98% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
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 | 38.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 104 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 147 | 42% | 88% | 99% | |
| English Language | 147 | 52% | 92% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 147 | 44% | 90% | 98% | |
| Biology | 116 | 51% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 116 | 38% | 91% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 116 | 53% | 96% | 99% | |
| History | 84 | 54% | 79% | 90% | |
| Social Studies | 76 | 57% | 95% | 100% | |
| French | 71 | 34% | 77% | 93% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 44% | 91% | 98% | |
| Geography | 61 | 69% | 93% | 98% | |
| Spanish | 53 | 42% | 75% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 27 | 11% | 22% | 59% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 24% | 32% | 76% | |
| Geography | 23 | 0% | 35% | 74% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 4% | 26% | 52% | |
| Biology | 19 | 21% | 53% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 11% | 37% | 58% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 0% | 37% | 68% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 0% | 6% | 28% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 0% | 18% | 59% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 25% | 81% | |
| Film Studies | 16 | 13% | 31% | 81% | |
| English Language and Literature | 15 | 0% | 7% | 53% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11277: Fort Pitt Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
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: 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.