Medway school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (19)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Brompton Academy	205	826	351	186	4.0 per offer
Chatham Grammar	150	1151	185	98	7.7 per offer
Fort Pitt Grammar School	149	1139	238	135	7.6 per offer
Greenacre School	128	159	86	86	1.2 per offer
Holcombe Grammar School	179	968	137	87	5.4 per offer
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo	275	483	229	229	1.8 per offer
Leigh Academy Rainham	174	681	176	156	3.9 per offer
Leigh Academy Strood	246	497	199	199	2.0 per offer
Maritime Academy	172	597	174	143	3.5 per offer
Rainham Mark Grammar School	233	947	281	215	4.1 per offer
Rainham School for Girls	263	574	265	228	2.2 per offer
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School	201	740	336	196	3.7 per offer
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School	174	418	102	102	2.4 per offer
The Howard School	243	523	229	210	2.2 per offer
The Robert Napier School	202	375	86	86	1.9 per offer
The Rochester Grammar School	204	838	240	168	4.1 per offer
The Thomas Aveling School	204	683	233	174	3.3 per offer
The Victory Academy	222	560	191	167	2.5 per offer
Walderslade School	112	154	73	73	1.4 per offer

Primary schools (68)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
All Faiths Children's Academy	27	91	29	27	3.4 per offer
All Saints Church of England Primary School	22	82	22	22	3.7 per offer
Balfour Infant School	66	185	59	59	2.8 per offer
Barnsole Primary School	60	183	61	59	3.1 per offer
Bligh Primary School (Infants)	74	143	69	69	1.9 per offer
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School	60	136	67	60	2.3 per offer
Burnt Oak Primary School	51	132	50	50	2.6 per offer
Byron Primary School	56	139	56	56	2.5 per offer
Cedar Children's Academy	66	128	61	61	1.9 per offer
Chattenden Primary School	30	118	42	27	3.9 per offer
Cliffe Woods Primary School	60	176	62	56	2.9 per offer
Crest Infant School	54	120	38	38	2.2 per offer
Cuxton Community Infant School	60	111	61	57	1.9 per offer
Deanwood Primary School	26	92	26	26	3.5 per offer
Elaine Primary School	21	70	19	19	3.3 per offer
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School	25	59	24	24	2.4 per offer
Fairview Community Primary School	89	238	94	87	2.7 per offer
Featherby Infant and Nursery School	70	129	63	63	1.8 per offer
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant	49	104	47	47	2.1 per offer
Greenvale Primary School	30	88	32	30	2.9 per offer
Halling Primary School	52	103	48	48	2.0 per offer
Hempstead Infant School	86	176	81	81	2.0 per offer
Hilltop Primary School	60	181	50	50	3.0 per offer
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough	80	143	62	62	1.8 per offer
Horsted Infant School	54	110	52	52	2.0 per offer
Kingfisher Community Primary School	28	72	28	28	2.6 per offer
Leigh Academy High Halstow	30	135	43	29	4.5 per offer
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo	60	162	77	56	2.7 per offer
Leigh Academy Peninsula East	25	38	22	22	1.5 per offer
Lordswood School	41	159	40	40	3.9 per offer
Luton Primary School	44	68	42	42	1.5 per offer
Maundene School	52	113	51	51	2.2 per offer
Miers Court Primary School	55	182	49	49	3.3 per offer
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy	69	191	66	66	2.8 per offer
New Horizons Children's Academy	54	131	53	53	2.4 per offer
New Road Primary School	43	92	42	42	2.1 per offer
Oaklands School	60	114	59	59	1.9 per offer
Oasis Academy Skinner Street	23	92	23	23	4.0 per offer
Parkwood Primary School	51	142	50	50	2.8 per offer
Phoenix Primary School	29	70	29	29	2.4 per offer
Riverside Primary School	60	106	56	56	1.8 per offer
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School	59	167	72	58	2.8 per offer
Saxon Way Primary School	33	116	32	32	3.5 per offer
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School	18	42	18	18	2.3 per offer
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School	28	63	28	28	2.3 per offer
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe	31	68	31	29	2.2 per offer
St James Church of England Primary Academy	12	18	12	12	1.5 per offer
St John's Church of England Infant School	8	35	6	6	4.4 per offer
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School	28	124	35	26	4.4 per offer
St Margaret's Infant School	78	195	67	67	2.5 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	49	97	46	46	2.0 per offer
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School	70	112	68	68	1.6 per offer
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School	47	112	46	46	2.4 per offer
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School	22	70	18	18	3.2 per offer
St Peter's Infant School	30	96	21	21	3.2 per offer
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School	44	109	41	41	2.5 per offer
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School	30	63	30	29	2.1 per offer
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School	30	81	36	29	2.7 per offer
Swingate Primary School	90	174	91	90	1.9 per offer
Temple Mill Primary School	30	130	35	27	4.3 per offer
Thames View Primary School	60	209	87	60	3.5 per offer
The Academy of Woodlands	72	158	68	68	2.2 per offer
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)	30	122	53	30	4.1 per offer
Twydall Primary School and Nursery	26	81	24	24	3.1 per offer
Wainscott Primary School	59	149	52	52	2.5 per offer
Walderslade Primary School	29	127	34	29	4.4 per offer
Warren Wood Primary School	45	100	43	43	2.2 per offer
Wayfield Primary School	30	73	30	30	2.4 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Medway secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.