Medway grammar schools

• Chatham Grammar

  Chatham · Boys and girls · 150 places

  For 2026 entry: 1,151 applications named it and 150 places were offered (7.7 per place). The furthest place went 28.9 km (17.9 miles) away.

  Mixed in Year 7 from September 2026.Accepts a pass in either the Medway Test or the Kent Test.

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• Fort Pitt Grammar School

  Chatham · Boys and girls · 150 places

  For 2026 entry: 1,139 applications named it and 149 places were offered (7.6 per place). The furthest place went 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.

  Mixed in Year 7 from September 2026.

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• Holcombe Grammar School

  Chatham · Boys and girls · 180 places

  For 2026 entry: 968 applications named it and 179 places were offered (5.4 per place). The furthest place went 37.0 km (23.0 miles) away.

  Mixed in Year 7 from September 2026.For 2026 entry, places went first to looked-after children, then siblings, named Thinking Schools Academy Trust primary schools, staff children and medical need, then distance.

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• Rainham Mark Grammar School

  Gillingham · Boys and girls · 235 places

  For 2026 entry: 947 applications named it and 233 places were offered (4.1 per place). The furthest place went 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.

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• Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School

  Rochester · Boys · 203 places

  For 2026 entry: 740 applications named it and 201 places were offered (3.7 per place). The furthest place went 5.4 km (3.3 miles) away.

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• The Rochester Grammar School

  Rochester · Girls · 205 places

  For 2026 entry: 838 applications named it and 204 places were offered (4.1 per place). The furthest place went 18.3 km (11.4 miles) away.

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Families name several schools, so one child counts at more than one. The furthest place offered moves every year with who applies, so it is not a catchment line.

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