Brompton Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Gillingham · ME7 5HT · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att835.9
- P8-0.4
- EM5+21%
- Absence8.7%
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 146648
Waterfront UTC
University technical college · Chatham · ME4 4FQ
Ages 14–19 · 381 pupils · Medway
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
31.6
Overall absence
14.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.90
−20+2
Attainment 831.6
English & maths grade 5+15%
English & maths grade 4+37%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 2.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)41.9%
Unauthorised6.6%
- Authorised absence
- 7.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 279
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
381 pupils · 250 places
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- Boys / girls
- 290 / 91
- School capacity
- 250
- Capacity fill
- 381 / 250 (152%)
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- FSM pupils
- 101
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- University technical college
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Howard Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona McLean
Location
- Address
- South Side Three Road
- Postcode
- ME4 4FQ
- Town
- Chatham
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Medway
- District
- Medway
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed university technical college (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Chatham, Medway, 381 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 35.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Robert Napier School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Gillingham · ME7 2LX · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att827.9
- P8-1.0
- EM5+8%
- Absence13.0%
1.5 miles away
Chatham Grammar
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chatham · ME5 7EH · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att860.1
- P80.4
- EM5+78%
- Absence5.4%
1.6 miles away
Maritime Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools · Secondary
Rochester · ME2 4YG · Medway
Ages 11–19
- Absence9.7%
- FSM32.7%
- Demand0.84
1.8 miles away
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Chatham · ME4 6TJ · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att866.5
- P80.6
- EM5+87%
- Absence6.5%
1.9 miles away
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Rochester · ME1 2FA · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att836.7
- P8-0.6
- EM5+28%
- Absence10.1%
1.9 miles away
The Victory Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Chatham · ME4 5JB · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att840.0
- P8-0.4
- EM5+32%
- Absence10.0%
2.1 miles away
Holcombe Grammar School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chatham · ME4 6JB · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att859.9
- P80.1
- EM5+86%
- Absence5.0%
2.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona McLean
- Telephone
- 01634505800