Strood Academy

State-Funded School

strood-academy-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Rochester and StroodConstituency

ME2 2SXPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Strood Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,311 pupils. Strood Academy is part of Leigh Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.6

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,311

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,311
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Leigh 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 2 December 2021. 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
18 Jul 2013	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.