Maritime Academy
Chalk Lane, Rochester, ME2 4YG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Evans
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 736
- URN
- 149075
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602150
About this school
Maritime Academy is a secondary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 736 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Maritime Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 345 |
| 2024/25 | 562 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maritime Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.9% | 32.2% | 736 | — |
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | 65.9 | 6.2% | 14.9% | 1,009 | 1.7 miles |
| Waterfront UTC | 30 | 11.7% | 37% | 381 | 1.8 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | 40 | 8.1% | 35.6% | 1,084 | 1.9 miles |
| Leigh Academy Strood | 41.2 | 9.3% | 38.4% | 1,311 | 1.9 miles |
| Brompton Academy | 38.1 | 8.7% | 39.8% | 1,399 | 2.0 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)
- 32.21%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fort Pitt Grammar School1.7 miles
Secondary · Chatham
-
Waterfront UTC1.8 miles
Secondary · Chatham
-
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School1.9 miles
Secondary · Rochester
-
Leigh Academy Strood1.9 miles
Secondary · Rochester
-
Brompton Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
Other schools in Rochester
- Leigh Academy Strood Secondary
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Secondary
- The Rochester Grammar School Secondary
- The Thomas Aveling School Secondary
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primary
- Balfour Infant School Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary
- Burham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cedar Children's Academy Primary
- Chattenden Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Maritime Academy teach?
- Maritime Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Maritime Academy?
- The headteacher of Maritime Academy is Mr Matt Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maritime Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maritime Academy, 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 Maritime Academy?
- Maritime Academy has 736 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Maritime Academy full?
- Maritime Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 736 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Maritime Academy a faith school?
- No. Maritime Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Maritime Academy a selective school?
- No. Maritime Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Maritime Academy?
- Maritime Academy is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Maritime Academy's absence rate?
- Maritime Academy's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Maritime Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Maritime Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.