Secondary school

Maritime Academy

  • Free School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Medway
  • ME8 6JH
  • Not applicable
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Attainment 8Not enough data · South East 46No results published for 2024/25
Grade 5+ English and mathsNot enough data · South East 44.8No results published for 2024/25
EBacc point scoreNot enough data · South East 4No results published for 2024/25
Progress 8 · 2023/24Not enough data · South East 0No results published for 2023/24

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.2%
143 of 174 who put it first2023 · 100.0%2026 · 82.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st174143
2nd20314
3rd969

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026736
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.2%
First language not English14.1%
SEN support21.2%
EHC plan0.7%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils27.8%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

64% full · 1,150 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 81 responses (14.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school55.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school60.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved63% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 55.6% not applicable33.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year42% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 7.4% not applicable38.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?29.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 29.6% who said Yes above16.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child69.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school51.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing44.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school64.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school66.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development34.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent51.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 34.4
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 14.7
  • Other support 11

Teachers 40.4 FTE · Whole workforce 66.1 · 67 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,645
Spend per pupil£6,002
Staff spend per pupil£5,440
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£927,000in-year balance

Grants £7,642 · self-generated £4 · premises £4 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST (26 academies) · trust reserve £3,198,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations

Not published for this school