Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Wendy Walters
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- University of Kent (Brompton Academy)
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 976
- Pupils on roll
- 948
- URN
- 137389
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634851262
About this school
Chatham Grammar is a girls' secondary academy in Chatham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 948 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 179 | 151 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.5 | 60.1 | 61.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.09 to +0.60 | +0.36 +0.14 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 78.2% | 75.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 97.2% | 92.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 99% | 96.1% | 96% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chatham Grammar has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.5 | 34 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.1 | 36 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.8 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 980 |
| 2024/25 | 950 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chatham Grammar compares
Chatham Grammar ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Medway for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61.8 | 4.7% | 17% | 948 | — |
| The Robert Napier School | 32.5 | 11% | 50.4% | 1,048 | 0.6 miles |
| Brompton Academy | 38.1 | 8.7% | 39.8% | 1,399 | 0.7 miles |
| The Victory Academy | 35.5 | 9.8% | 45.1% | 1,213 | 0.8 miles |
| Holcombe Grammar School | 62.4 | 5.4% | 13.3% | 1,060 | 1.3 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | 40 | 8.1% | 35.6% | 1,084 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.95%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Robert Napier School0.6 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
-
Brompton Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
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The Victory Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Chatham
-
Holcombe Grammar School1.3 miles
Secondary · Chatham
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School1.4 miles
Secondary · Rochester
Other schools in Chatham
Chatham Grammar ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Chatham.
- Fort Pitt Grammar School Secondary
- Greenacre School Secondary
- Holcombe Grammar School Secondary
- The Victory Academy Secondary
- Walderslade School Secondary
- Waterfront UTC Secondary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chatham Grammar teach?
- Chatham Grammar teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chatham.
- Who is the principal of Chatham Grammar?
- The principal of Chatham Grammar is Ms Wendy Walters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chatham Grammar last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chatham Grammar, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chatham Grammar?
- Chatham Grammar has 948 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chatham Grammar full?
- Chatham Grammar has capacity for 976 pupils and 948 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chatham Grammar a faith school?
- No. Chatham Grammar has no designated religious character.
- Is Chatham Grammar a selective school?
- Yes. Chatham Grammar is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Chatham Grammar?
- Chatham Grammar is part of THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chatham Grammar's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.5 in 2022/23 and 61.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chatham Grammar rank locally?
- Chatham Grammar ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Medway for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chatham Grammar's absence rate?
- Chatham Grammar's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chatham Grammar's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chatham Grammar's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.