How many schools does Medway have?

OfferDay lists 117 schools in Medway, including 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Medway?

Every school in Medway is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Medway ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Medway where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Medway local authority?

OfferDay groups the Medway schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Medway local authority

Medway has 117 schools listed on OfferDay across 6 towns.

76 primary schools · 19 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 14 special and alternative provision schools · 3 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Medway

Medway lists 117 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 19 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 61%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 60 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 46.1; average Attainment 8 score, across the 23 schools with published results

Top schools in Medway

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 84%
2 The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 83%
3 Leigh Academy High Halstow 81%
4 Swingate Primary School 81%
5 Thames View Primary School 80%
6 St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 79%
7 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 77%
8 Walderslade Primary School 77%

Secondary

1 Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 69.5
2 The Rochester Grammar School 68.4
3 Fort Pitt Grammar School 65.9
4 Rainham Mark Grammar School 62.7
5 Holcombe Grammar School 62.4
6 Chatham Grammar 61.8
7 The Howard School 45.2
8 Rainham School for Girls 44.3

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Medway.

Common questions about schools in Medway

How many schools does Medway have?: OfferDay lists 117 schools in Medway, including 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Medway?: Every school in Medway is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Medway ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Medway where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Medway local authority?: OfferDay groups the Medway schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.