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The Victory Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Magpie Hall Road, Chatham ME4 5JB · thevictoryacademy.org.uk · 033 3360 2140

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
35.5
average Attainment 8 score. Medway 46, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,213
81% of 1,500 places
Local authority
Medway
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
44.5%
First language not English
27.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 222 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 153 (Places 213)153September 2023: 148 (Places 209)148September 2024: 209 (Places 209)209September 2025: 170 (Places 233)170September 2026: 191 (Places 222)191Places 222
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262221910.987%
September 2025Sept 20252331700.796%
September 2024Sept 2024209209187%
September 2023Sept 20232091480.7100%
September 2022Sept 20222131530.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.5, and 22.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Medway it was 46, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (20.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 38.6 (England 46.3)38.62017/18: 33.3 (England 46.5)33.32018/19: 35.8 (England 46.7)35.82021/22: 32.8 (England 48.8)32.82022/23: 33.7 (England 46.3)33.72023/24: 40.0 (England 45.9)40.02024/25: 35.5 (England 46.0)35.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼35.546.0
▼22.4%45.4%
▼41.6%64.8%
▼26.5%40.5%
▼3.054.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41.9+9.6
Further education41−3.9
Other education0.5−0.8
Employment1.4−1.8
Not in a lasting destination7.2−1.7
Activity not captured8.1+0.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 20.7 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 21.6 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 21.1 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 22.9 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 23.0 (England 37.9)D+2022/23: 20.8 (England 34.2)D2023/24: 25.0 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 20.5 (England 35.0)DEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
53 studentsD (20.5)Below average -0.27
53 studentsD (21)Below average -0.25
56 studentsMerit (25.3)Average +0.05
0%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2449C- (25)+0.20
2022/2345D (20.8)—
2021/2240D+ (23)—
2018/1936D+ (22.9)-0.53
2017/1838D (21.1)-0.35
2016/1754D (21.6)+0.26
2015/1669D (20.7)+0.23

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50.8−0.3
Further education4.6+0.4
Apprenticeship1.5−0.6
Employment23.1+10.3
Not in a lasting destination16.9−6.5
Activity not captured3.1−3.3

Ofsted

The Victory Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
2 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2020Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
60%
Replies
102
9% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼65% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼50% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼56% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼68% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼42% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼43% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼49% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼57% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 54% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (35%) with SEND

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