Schools in Medway
117 open schools in this local authority, ranked by their latest Ofsted signal. How the signal works — three inspection systems currently coexist, so treat it as a guide, not a verdict.
Secondary (20)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pitt Grammar School Academy converter | Outstanding (2022) · previous system | 11–18 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Academy converter | Outstanding (2023) · previous system | 11–18 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| The Howard School Academy converter | Most areas: Strong standard (2026) | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Chatham Grammar Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Holcombe Grammar School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–19 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Leigh Academy Rainham Free schools | Good (2024) · previous system | 11–19 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Leigh Academy Strood Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system | 11–19 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Rainham School for Girls Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| The Rochester Grammar School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| The Thomas Aveling School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| The Victory Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Waterfront UTC University technical college | Good (2023) · previous system | 14–19 | — |
| Greenacre School Academy converter | Inadequate (2023) · previous system | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Walderslade School Academy converter | Inadequate (2023) · previous system | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Brompton Academy Academy sponsor led | No overall grade (2024) | 11–18 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Maritime Academy Free schools | No overall grade (2025) | 11–19 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Voluntary aided school | No overall grade (2024) | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| The Robert Napier School Academy sponsor led | No overall grade (2024) | 11–18 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
Primary (76)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Academy High Halstow Academy converter | Outstanding (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| All Faiths Children's Academy Academy converter | Good (2020) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Balfour Junior School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Barnsole Primary School Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Burnt Oak Primary School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Chattenden Primary School Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 4–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Cuxton Community Infant School Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 2–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Cuxton Community Junior School Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Deanwood Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Delce Academy Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 5–11 | Usually has places available (2021 entry) |
| Elaine Primary School Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Featherby Infant and Nursery School Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Featherby Junior School Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Infant Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 5–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Junior Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Greenvale Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Halling Primary School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 5–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Hempstead Infant School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Hempstead Junior School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Hilltop Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 2–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Horsted Infant School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Horsted Junior School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Kingfisher Community Primary School Academy sponsor led | Good (2019) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Leigh Academy Peninsula East Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Luton Primary School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Maundene School Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Miers Court Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2019) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| New Horizons Children's Academy Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| New Road Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Oaklands School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Oasis Academy Skinner Street Academy sponsor led | Good (2021) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Phoenix Primary School Academy sponsor led | Good (2023) · previous system | 5–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Riverside Primary School Academy converter | Good (2019) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St James Church of England Primary Academy Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St John's Church of England Infant School Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 5–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School Voluntary aided school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Peter's Infant School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Swingate Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Temple Mill Primary School Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Thames View Primary School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Wainscott Primary School Academy sponsor led | Good (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Walderslade Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Parkwood Primary School Academy converter | Requires improvement (2023) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Wayfield Primary School Academy converter | Most areas: Urgent improvement (2025) · safeguarding not met | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Balfour Infant School Community school | No overall grade (2024) | 5–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants) Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 2–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Byron Primary School Academy sponsor led | No overall grade (2024) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Cedar Children's Academy Academy sponsor led | Standards maintained (2024) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Cliffe Woods Primary School Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Crest Infant School Community school | Standards maintained (2025) | 4–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Fairview Community Primary School Community school | Standards maintained (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Lordswood School Academy sponsor led | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School Free schools | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Saxon Way Primary School Academy sponsor led | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Academy converter | No Ofsted rating | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe Voluntary controlled school | Standards maintained (2024) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Margaret's Infant School Academy converter | Improved significantly (2025) | 3–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Nicholas CEVC Primary School Voluntary controlled school | No overall grade (2025) | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| The Academy of Woodlands Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 2–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Warren Wood Primary School Academy sponsor led | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
Nursery, special & other (21)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Court Foundation Special School Community special school | Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–19 | — |
| Bradfields Academy Academy special converter | Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 4–19 | — |
| The Rowans Academy alternative provision converter | Most areas: Strong standard (2025) | 5–16 | — |
| INSPIRE Free Special School Free schools special | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–18 | — |
| Rivermead School Academy special converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 4–16 | — |
| Alchemy School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 11–19 | — |
| Blue Skies School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 11–25 | — |
| City of Rochester School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 5–18 | — |
| Danecourt School Academy special converter | Improved significantly (2024) | 4–11 | — |
| FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED Special post 16 institution | No Ofsted rating | 16–25 | — |
| Hospital and Medical Tuition Service Miscellaneous | No Ofsted rating | 5–16 | — |
| King's School, Rochester Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 2–18 | — |
| Medway Secure Training Centre Secure units | No Ofsted rating | 11–16 | — |
| MidKent College Further education | No Ofsted rating | 16+ | — |
| Oasis Restore Academy secure 16 to 19 | No Ofsted rating | 12–17 | — |
| PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade Sixth form centres | No Ofsted rating | 16–19 | — |
| Ripplevale School Rochester Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 6–25 | — |
| Rochester Independent College Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 11–21 | — |
| Sports Connect Special post 16 institution | No Ofsted rating | 16–24 | — |
| St Andrew's School (Rochester) Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 2–11 | — |
| Will Adams Academy Academy alternative provision converter | Standards maintained (2024) | 14–17 | — |
“Demand” is first-choice applications against places at the latest entry year — admission criteria, not demand, decide offers. Data: DfE & Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources.