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Maritime Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Chalk Lane, Rochester ME2 4YG · maritimeacademy.org.uk · 033 3360 2150
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 736
- 64% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 174 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 82% 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 | 172 | 174 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 225 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 186 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 119 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Maritime Academy on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 52%
- Replies
- 81
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (30%) with SEND