Schools in Chatham
Chatham, part of the Medway unitary authority, has 33 schools - 22 primaries and seven secondaries - with 23 academy schools and six faith-designated settings. Medway retains a selective grammar school system, meaning secondary school applications involve both the grammar school test and the co-ordinated admissions process for non-selective schools.
Medway Council runs its own admissions scheme and publishes grammar school pass mark data and secondary allocation outcomes each spring. Families in Chatham need to decide early whether to apply for grammar or comprehensive places, as the processes run in parallel. The combination of grammar catchment boundaries and non-selective school zones makes Medway one of the more complex admissions landscapes in the South East.
School demand in Chatham
Across the 31 schools in Chatham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 96%. 12 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Chatham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
23 of the schools in Chatham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Medway, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
14 of the schools in Chatham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 12 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Chatham: 10 oversubscribed (22)
Greenvale Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chatham · ME4 5UP
New Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chatham · ME4 5QN
Horsted Infant School
Primary · Community school
Chatham · ME5 9TF
Horsted Junior School
Primary · Community school
Chatham · ME5 9TF
Tunbury Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chatham · ME5 9HY
Swingate Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chatham · ME5 8TJ
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Chatham · ME4 3ST
Phoenix Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chatham · ME4 5QD
Kingfisher Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chatham · ME5 7NX
Lordswood School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chatham · ME5 8NN
New Horizons Children's Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chatham · ME4 6NR
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 5JY
St John's Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 6RH
Walderslade Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 8BJ
Balfour Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 6QX
Wayfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 0HH
Maundene School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chatham · ME5 7QB
Oaklands School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 0QS
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 8PU
Luton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 5AW
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 6PX
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 0NF
Secondary Schools in Chatham (7)
The Victory Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Chatham · ME4 5JB
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 6TJ
Holcombe Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME4 6JB
Chatham Grammar
Secondary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 7EH
Waterfront UTC
Secondary · University technical college
Chatham · ME4 4FQ
Walderslade School
Secondary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 0LE
Greenacre School
Secondary · Academy converter
Chatham · ME5 0LP
Other Schools in Chatham (4)
Blue Skies School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Chatham · ME4 6DQ
Bradfields Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Chatham · ME5 0LB
INSPIRE Free Special School
Not applicable · Free schools special
Chatham · ME5 0LB
The Rowans
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter
Chatham · ME5 0LB
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Chatham are set by Medway and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.