The Victory Academy
Chatham · Medway
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 26 member schools: 14 primary schools, 11 secondary schools, 1 alternative provision setting. Local authorities: Essex | Kent | Medway | Plymouth | Portsmouth | Torbay. Regions: East of England | South East | South West. — from the THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST public record.
The Victory Academy is a secondary academy in Chatham, Medway, part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- The Victory Academy
- Address
- Magpie Hall Road
- Postcode
- ME4 5JB
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Medway
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- URN (official identifier)
- 136108
- Establishment number
- 6907
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 1213
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1500
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Owen
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 2 Feb 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.thevictoryacademy.org.uk
- Telephone
- 03333602140
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2010
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Victory Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,213 | 50,905 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 41.2% | 26.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.8% | 13.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.6% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 27.7% | 17.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
10 published inspections for The Victory Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 17 May 2023
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Met
Report published 17 Jan 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 20 Oct 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 18 Dec 2015
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 10 Jul 2015
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 19 Jul 2013
· Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as Medway Community College (URN 118834)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 26 Apr 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Chatham South School (URN 118827)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jun 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Medway Community College (URN 118834)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 30 Jan 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Chatham South School (URN 118827)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Victory Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.5% | 7.3% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 28.4% | 20.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Victory Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £528,000 for 480 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 45.9% | 28.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £505 | £382 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Victory Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,224 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Medway average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,978,000 £8,152 per pupil | £7,682 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £7,760,000 £6,340 per pupil | £6,681 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,866,000 £3,975 per pupil · 62.7% | £4,210 · 63.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,225,000 £1,001 per pupil · 15.8% | £576 · 8.6% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £79,000 £65 per pupil · 1.0% | £99 · 1.5% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £79,000 £65 per pupil · 1.0% | £73 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £2,218,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £430,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,024 per pupil, supply and agency £86 per pupil — spending up £316 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
- 5 Nov 2026