Schools in Medway

84 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Medway

Primary

Offered their first choice 93.9%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,130
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.9% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.8 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.1%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,675 places for 3,130 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 80.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 84.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,586
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 80.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.9 points lower than in 2016, when it was 84.3%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,844 places for 3,586 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Medway lodged 582 appeals about a school place.

526 of them were heard by a panel and 150 succeeded, which is about 29 in every 100 heard.

The other 56 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo Rochester	0.83	-	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Medway by first preferences per place
Schools in ME1 (15)
Schools in ME2 (14)
Schools in ME3 (9)
Schools in ME4 (12)
Schools in ME5 (12)
Schools in ME7 (12)
Schools in ME8 (15)
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