Chatham Grammar
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Medway
Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH
86
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
948
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
976 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
82 of 132 families who put it first got an offer
126
Places offered
695
Total applications
5.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 132 | 82 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 192 | 21 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 187 | 11 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 184 | 12 | ● 7% |
| Total | 695 | 126 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 190 applications came from outside the council area (70 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Wendy Walters
- Address
- Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH
- Phone
- 01634851262
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Luton · Chatham and Aylesford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137389
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST
948 pupils · 976 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 767 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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 | 60.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.77 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.10 | — | — |
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 | 61.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 96% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.86 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 151 | — |
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 | 28.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 86 | — |
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 | 151 | 32% | 77% | 95% | |
| English Language | 151 | 42% | 87% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 44% | 89% | 95% | |
| History | 93 | 61% | 86% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 89 | 12% | 70% | 93% | |
| Social Studies | 68 | 38% | 79% | 93% | |
| Biology | 61 | 57% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 61 | 57% | 89% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 61% | 92% | 100% | |
| French | 60 | 28% | 52% | 62% | |
| Geography | 59 | 32% | 68% | 92% | |
| Spanish | 46 | 24% | 41% | 59% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 35 | 0% | 6% | 49% | |
| Biology | 19 | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 0% | 0% | 21% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 6% | 6% | 19% | |
| Economics | 13 | 0% | 8% | 31% | |
| Psychology | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 18% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 9% | 9% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 9% | 9% | 27% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Art and Design | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11275: Chatham Grammar School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
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.