Secondary schools in Medway
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Medway has 20 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,382 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 86% stayed in education (England 86%): 54% in a school sixth form, 28% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 30% of students in Medway went to university (England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.1 against 46.1 for England; 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Medway against England
| Measure | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,382 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 54% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Medway
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (20)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,399 | 83% | 32% | 46% | 2% | 48% | 38.1 | 25% |
| Chatham GrammarAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 948 | 96% | 77% | 15% | 2% | 67% | 61.8 | 76% |
| Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,009 | 94% | 76% | 17% | 3% | 60% | 65.9 | 85% |
| Greenacre SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 747 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.8 | 17% |
| Holcombe Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,060 | 93% | 73% | 16% | 3% | 65% | 62.4 | 85% |
| Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,829 | 81% | 43% | 36% | 3% | 39% | 43.2 | 39% |
| Leigh Academy RainhamFree schools · sixth form | 964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leigh Academy StroodAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,311 | 79% | 37% | 41% | 5% | 39% | 41.2 | 23% |
| Maritime AcademyFree schools | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,568 | 93% | 83% | 10% | 2% | 62% | 62.7 | 87% |
| Rainham School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,622 | 89% | 51% | 37% | 3% | 41% | 44.3 | 30% |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,555 | 97% | 86% | 9% | 0% | 65% | 69.5 | 94% |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,084 | 84% | 59% | 23% | 1% | 51% | 40.0 | 32% |
| The Howard SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,471 | 80% | 46% | 33% | 6% | 24% | 45.2 | 33% |
| The Robert Napier SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,048 | 83% | 32% | 49% | 0% | 35% | 32.5 | 16% |
| The Rochester Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,206 | 98% | 91% | 6% | 0% | 81% | 68.4 | 92% |
| The Thomas Aveling SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,201 | 83% | 53% | 28% | 4% | 39% | 41.3 | 26% |
| The Victory AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,213 | 77% | 37% | 40% | 1% | 51% | 35.5 | 22% |
| Walderslade SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 697 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.9 | 11% |
| Waterfront UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 381 | 74% | 50% | 19% | 7% | 17% | 30.0 | 20% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (11)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidKent Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | — | — |
| PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Waldersladecollege · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | 24% | — | — |
| King's School, Rochesterindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 574 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.5 | 0% |
| Rochester Independent Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 401 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 0% |
| Abbey Court Foundation Special Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 236 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Alchemy Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0% |
| City of Rochester Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 0% |
| Ripplevale School Rochesterspecial · Other independent special school | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0% |
| Bradfields Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 452 | 100% | 0% | 3% | 0% | — | — | — |
| INSPIRE Free Special Schoolstate · Free schools special | 98 | 45% | 0% | 9% | 0% | — | 2.9 | 0% |
| Rivermead Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 163 | 92% | 0% | 16% | 0% | — | 13.3 | 4% |