Overall Oxbridge
#1,117
3 ranked schools · -203 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
14
Offers
3
Offer rate21.4%
-1.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Chatham
Georgian dockyard walls and Victorian barracks define the industrial waterfront that made Chatham one of the Royal Navy's most important yards for three centuries. The town is part of the Medway conurbation in north Kent, sharing its urban fabric with Rochester, Gillingham, and Strood, with around 80,000 people living across the town by 2020. Lordswood, to the southwest, is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments in the area, drawing families who compete for places in a cluster of popular state schools. Walderslade and Princes Park extend the residential belt further inland, while Chatham Maritime has transformed the former dockyard's eastern reaches into apartments, restaurants, and a marina. The dockyard closed in 1984. Its surviving Georgian buildings now house the Chatham Historic Dockyard museum, its exhibits including the Cold War submarine HMS Ocelot. Chatham railway station links the town to London Victoria in around fifty minutes on the Chatham Main Line.
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of which8sixth forms·3grammar·6faith34 total
Area Performance
Chatham schools rank in the top 56% of England
Across 35 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.73/10, -0.71 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Chatham schools
EliteExcellentGoodRebuilding
Chatham vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 56%
Across all ranked Chatham schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,128 of 14,978
Top 57%Secondaryavg #2,186 of 3,861
Top 80%Sixth formavg #2,042 of 2,554
Primary schools: 20 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,128
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,128
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.0/10
-1.37 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,186
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 57% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
37%
-19 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.0
+5.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.0/10
-1.37 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,186
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 57% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
37%
-19 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.0
+5.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-1.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#2,042
-30 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 80% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
11%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
27%
-23 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-1.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#2,042
-30 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 80% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
11%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
27%
-23 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
3
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,017
3 ranked schools · -244 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
11
Offers
3
Offer rate27.3%
-2.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Chatham
Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Chatham
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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Chatham
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