Most sought-after schools in Medway

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) Rochester, primary	1.77	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Brompton Academy Gillingham, secondary	1.71	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Rochester, secondary	1.67	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Fort Pitt Grammar School Chatham, secondary	1.60	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Thames View Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.45	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Leigh Academy High Halstow Rochester, primary	1.43	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Chattenden Primary School Rochester, primary	1.40	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Rochester, primary	1.25	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
9	Chatham Grammar Chatham, secondary	1.23	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School Rochester, primary	1.22	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Rainham Mark Grammar School Gillingham, secondary	1.21	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School Rochester, primary	1.20	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	The Rochester Grammar School Rochester, secondary	1.18	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Temple Mill Primary School Rochester, primary	1.17	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Walderslade Primary School Chatham, primary	1.17	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	The Thomas Aveling School Rochester, secondary	1.14	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.12	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	All Faiths Children's Academy Rochester, primary	1.07	2026	Some aspects not as strong (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Greenvale Primary School Chatham, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Fairview Community Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.06	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Cliffe Woods Primary School Rochester, primary	1.03	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Barnsole Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.02	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Cuxton Community Infant School Rochester, primary	1.02	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
24	Leigh Academy Rainham Gillingham, secondary	1.01	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Maritime Academy Rochester, secondary	1.01	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Rainham School for Girls Gillingham, secondary	1.01	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
27	All Saints Church of England Primary School Chatham, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Byron Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Deanwood Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Kingfisher Community Primary School Chatham, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	Oasis Academy Skinner Street Gillingham, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Phoenix Primary School Chatham, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Chatham, primary	1.00	2026	none held
35	St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe Rochester, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	St James Church of England Primary Academy Rochester, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
37	St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Gillingham, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Wayfield Primary School Chatham, primary	1.00	2026	Urgent improvement (Ofsted report card (current framework))
39	Lordswood School Chatham, primary	0.98	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Maundene School Chatham, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	New Horizons Children's Academy Chatham, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	New Road Primary School Chatham, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Oaklands School Chatham, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Parkwood Primary School Gillingham, primary	0.98	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Chatham, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Saxon Way Primary School Gillingham, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School Chatham, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Rochester, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Gordons Children's Academy, Infant Rochester, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Gillingham, primary	0.96	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
51	Warren Wood Primary School Rochester, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Luton Primary School Chatham, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Hempstead Infant School Gillingham, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
54	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Gillingham, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	The Academy of Woodlands Gillingham, primary	0.94	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	The Howard School Gillingham, secondary	0.94	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
57	Bligh Primary School (Infants) Rochester, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Riverside Primary School Gillingham, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
59	St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Chatham, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Cedar Children's Academy Rochester, primary	0.92	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	Halling Primary School Rochester, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Twydall Primary School and Nursery Gillingham, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Elaine Primary School Rochester, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Featherby Infant and Nursery School Gillingham, primary	0.90	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
65	Balfour Infant School Rochester, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Miers Court Primary School Rainham, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
67	Leigh Academy Peninsula East Rochester, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
68	Wainscott Primary School Rochester, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
69	St Margaret's Infant School Gillingham, primary	0.86	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
70	The Victory Academy Chatham, secondary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
71	Hilltop Primary School Rochester, primary	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
72	Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo Rochester, all through	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
73	St Nicholas CEVC Primary School Rochester, primary	0.82	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
74	Leigh Academy Strood Rochester, secondary	0.81	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
75	Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough Rochester, primary	0.78	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
76	Holcombe Grammar School Chatham, secondary	0.77	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
77	Crest Infant School Rochester, primary	0.70	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
78	St Peter's Infant School Rochester, primary	0.70	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
79	Greenacre School Chatham, secondary	0.67	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
80	Walderslade School Chatham, secondary	0.65	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
81	St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Rochester, secondary	0.59	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
82	Delce Academy Rochester, primary	0.47	2021	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
83	The Robert Napier School Gillingham, secondary	0.43	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 83 schools in Medway have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Medway · How we compare schools.