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Schools in ME5 8

Primary and secondary schools serving ME5 8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
23,049 (2024)
Schools

Schools in ME5 8

7 schools in ME5 8: 5 primary and 2 secondary. 80% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 91% full overall.

Schools
7
in ME5 8
Good or better
80%
Of 5 with an Ofsted grade
How full
91%
Well used: 2,813 pupils for 3,076 places
Over capacity
0
More pupils than places, of 6 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

ME5 8
14%
43%
14%
29%
  • Excellent14.3%
  • Good42.9%
  • Serious concerns14.3%
  • Not rated28.6%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Fort Pitt Grammar School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,009 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    3.0 miles · October 2022
  • Greenacre School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · 747 pupils · 77% full
    Serious concerns
    1 mile · March 2023
  • Lordswood School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 409 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · March 2024
  • Walderslade Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 235 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · May 2024
  • Kingfisher Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 208 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · September 2019
  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 205 pupils · 98% full
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
  • Swingate Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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