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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Chatham Street, Ramsgate CT11 7PS · ccgrammarschool.co.uk · 01843 591075
On the mapSearch near CT11 7PS
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 64
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,334
- 83% of 1,600 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 133 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 133 | 121 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 115 | 105 | 0.9 | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 200 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 158 | 172 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 186 | 1▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 64, and 84.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲64 | 46 | ||
| ▲84.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲96.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 86.2 | +8.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 8.9 | −7.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225 students | B- (36.4) | Average -0.05 | |
| 225 students | B- (36) | Below average -0.10 | |
| 68 students | Dist (35.7) | Average 0.00 | |
| 8 students | Dist* (48.1) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 242 | B- (35.7) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 228 | C+ (32.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 227 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 241 | C- (27.9) | -0.40 |
| 2017/18 | 275 | C (28.4) | -0.40 |
| 2016/17 | 242 | C (29.9) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 272 | C (29.2) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.1 | +3.6 |
| Further education | 1.6 | −3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 23.9 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.2 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | 0 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School on 24 September 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2024Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (188 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 188
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (23%) with SEND