Fort Pitt Grammar School
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Attainment 8 of 65.9 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 65.9
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 96%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.64
- Confidence interval:
- [0.41, 0.87]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
Fort Pitt is a grammar school with around 150 Year 7 places each September. The school states that Year 7 admission is by selection procedure and that from September 2026 the Year 7 cohort becomes co-educational.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The school admissions page states that appeals for September 2026 entry must be submitted by 27 March 2026. The home page advertises a Year 5 Open Evening on Thursday 25 June 2026. Fort Pitt?s co-education update states that admission will continue to be allocated by Medway Council and determined against the results of the Medway Test, the school admission criteria and the applications received.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 147 | 65.9 | — | 95.9% | 98.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 149 | 66.5 | +0.64 | 94.0% | 98.7% | 6.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 118 | 63.3 | +0.54 | 96.0% | 82.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 115 | 66.8 | +0.56 | 98.0% | 50.0% | 5.8 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Medway for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136337 |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Salena Hirons |
| Trust | BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | ME4 6TJ |
| Latest pupils | 147 |
| FSM eligible | 14.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6TJ
http://www.fortpitt.medway.sch.ukView local authority page1634842359| DfE number | 4069 |
| UKPRN | 10032192 |
| Opened | 1 Nov 2010 |
| GIAS updated | 11 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 15 Nov 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 4 Oct 2022 |
| Publication date | 15 Nov 2022 |