Chatham Grammar

State-Funded School

chatham-grammar-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME5 7EHPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chatham Grammar is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 948 pupils. Chatham Grammar is part of THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 61.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 75.5%
EBacc average point score: 5.86

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

10%

Black

40%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

948

Total Pupils

3%Boys

97%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 948
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.