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Postcode district · Chatham

Schools in ME5

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

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
68,475 (2024)
Schools

Schools in ME5

21 schools in ME5: 14 primary, 4 secondary and 3 other. 81% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 18 that publish a capacity are 92% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Schools
21
in ME5
Good or better
81%
Of 16 with an Ofsted grade
How full
92%
Well used: 8,290 pupils for 8,985 places
Over capacity
3
More pupils than places, of 18 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

ME5
14%
48%
14%
24%
  • Excellent14.3%
  • Good47.6%
  • Serious concerns14.3%
  • Not rated23.8%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Fort Pitt Grammar School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,009 pupils · 98% full
    Excellent
    2.3 miles · October 2022
  • Chatham Grammar
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 948 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · October 2023
  • Greenacre School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · 747 pupils · 77% full
    Serious concerns
    0.3 miles · March 2023
  • Walderslade School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 697 pupils · 73% full
    Serious concerns
    0.4 miles · February 2023
  • Luton Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 613 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.6 miles · June 2023
  • Tunbury Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 501 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · June 2023
  • Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 460 pupils · 110% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · June 2024
  • Bradfields Academy
    Other · ages 4–19 · 452 pupils · 102% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · November 2022
  • Oaklands School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 444 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · July 2023
  • Wayfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 428 pupils · 114% full
    Serious concerns
    0.8 miles · December 2025
  • Lordswood School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 409 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · March 2024
  • St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 397 pupils · 95% full
    Not rated
    0.3 miles
  • Maundene School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 385 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · June 2022
  • Walderslade Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 235 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · May 2024
  • Kingfisher Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 208 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · September 2019
  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 205 pupils · 98% full
    Not rated
    0.9 miles
  • INSPIRE Free Special School
    Other · ages 11–18 · 98 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · December 2023
  • The Rowans
    Other · ages 5–16 · 54 pupils · 57% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · December 2025
  • Swingate Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11
    Not rated
    1.2 miles
  • Horsted Infant School
    Primary · ages 3–7
    Not rated
    1 mile
  • Horsted Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11
    Not rated
    0.9 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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