Councils · England · Medway
Schools in Medway, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 77 primary, 20 secondary — with Medway’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Medway’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Medway’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN MEDWAY
Find your shortlist.
All 113state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 77
All Faiths Children's Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Balfour Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Not judged
Balfour Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Barnsole Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Bligh Primary School (Infants)
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bligh Primary School (Juniors)
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Burnt Oak Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Byron Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Not judged
Cedar Children's Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Chattenden Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Cliffe Woods Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crest Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Cuxton Community Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Cuxton Community Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Deanwood Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Delce Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Elaine Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Fairview Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Featherby Junior School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Greenvale Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Halling Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Hempstead Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Hempstead Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Hilltop Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Horsted Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Horsted Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Kingfisher Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy High Halstow
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Peninsula East
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Lordswood School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Luton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Maundene School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Miers Court Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
New Horizons Children's Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
New Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Oaklands School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Parkwood Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Not judged yet
Phoenix Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Not judged yet
Saxon Way Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
St James Church of England Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
St John's Church of England Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Not judged yet
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Peter's Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Not judged yet
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Not judged yet
Swingate Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Temple Mill Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Thames View Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
The Academy of Woodlands
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Wainscott Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Walderslade Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Warren Wood Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Wayfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Not judged
Secondary · 20
Brompton Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Not judged
Chatham Grammar
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Chatham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Greenacre School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Chatham
Ofsted · Inadequate
Holcombe Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Rainham
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Strood
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Maritime Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Rochester
Not judged yet
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Rainham School for Girls
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Not judged
The Howard School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
The Robert Napier School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Not judged
The Rochester Grammar School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
The Thomas Aveling School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
The Victory Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Walderslade School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Chatham
Ofsted · Inadequate
Waterfront UTC
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 17
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Alchemy School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Blue Skies School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-25 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
Bradfields Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Outstanding
City of Rochester School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-18 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
Danecourt School
Academy special converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Good
INSPIRE Free Special School
Free schools special · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Chatham
Ofsted · Good
King's School, Rochester
Other independent school · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · Rochester
Not judged yet
MidKent College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Restore
Academy secure 16 to 19 · Ages 12-17 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade
Sixth form centres · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Chatham
Not judged yet
Ripplevale School Rochester
Other independent special school · Ages 6-25 · Mixed · Rochester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rivermead School
Academy special converter · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Gillingham
Ofsted · Good
Rochester Independent College
Other independent school · Ages 11-21 · Mixed · Rochester
Not judged yet
Sports Connect
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-24 · Mixed · Aylesford
Not judged yet
St Andrew's School (Rochester)
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Rochester
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Medway.
If you live in Medway, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Medway secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Medway often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.