The Victory Academy

State-Funded School

the-victory-academy-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME4 5JBPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Victory Academy 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 1,213 pupils. The Victory Academy is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.05

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

18%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,213

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,213
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Oct 2017	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.