Medway brings together 6 grammar schools in Kent. Much of the area sits within the Medway Test route, so shared testing is a big part of the admissions picture alongside each school's own rules.
Shared test guide
The Medway Test guide explains the test, dates, and papers these schools share. It is the quickest way to see the shared exam details in one place.
School list
The best grammar schools in Medway on this page are ordered by GCSE results. You can also compare school type, Ofsted, shared test routes, and how hard it is to get a place.
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Maidstone Road
Overall GCSE score:56.9
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 3.6 applicants per place
Rochester Grammar School, Maidstone Road
Overall GCSE score:55.2
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 3.8 applicants per place
Fort Pitt Grammar School, Fort Pitt Hill
Overall GCSE score:48.3
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.5 applicants per place
Holcombe Grammar School, Holcombe, Maidstone Road
Overall GCSE score:39.3
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.9 applicants per place
Rainham Mark Grammar School, Pump Lane, Rainham
Overall GCSE score:39.1
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.4 applicants per place
Chatham Grammar, Rainham Road
Overall GCSE score:35.6
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.6 applicants per place
Medway overview
6 grammar schools sit close together in Kent, so Medway feels more local and easier to read than a large county-wide area.
What stands out
Medway has six grammar schools in this ranking, concentrated across Rochester, Chatham, and Rainham.
What parents notice
The area includes boys', girls', and co-educational schools, all tied into a compact local grammar-school route.
Area shape
Medway is a compact local area. The main differences here are school type, test route, catchment, and how competitive each school is.
Local school cluster
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, The Rochester Grammar School, Fort Pitt Grammar School, and 3 more schools sit close together in one compact cluster. Families here see boys', girls', and co-ed options.
School mix
The area includes boys' schools, girls' schools, and one co-ed option.
Shared route
The schools here all sit in the Medway Test route, so the shared exam picture is easier to follow than in areas where every school tests differently.
Admissions
Distance and catchment rules matter at every school here. Several of the schools here are very competitive.
FAQ
Medway grammar schools are mainly concentrated around Rochester, Chatham, and Rainham, which keeps the area much more compact than a large county ranking.
Medway includes boys' schools, girls' schools, and one co-educational grammar school, so families still get a useful mix inside a small group.
Yes. Medway is its own local selective cluster with its own route and school group, even though families often compare it alongside nearby parts of Kent.
Medway is small enough to compare quickly but still varied enough to include a boys' route, several girls' options, and a mixed school within one admissions area.