United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Medway
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~279k · 103 state-funded schools
The signature
How Medway ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,212/yr
Mid
Better than 58% of UK LAs
House price
£310,000
Mid-range
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,241/mo
Expensive
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,329/yr
Cheap
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Crime
0.3/1k
Safest
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Deprivation
23.9
High
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Schools
93.1%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
103 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
95 of 102 (93.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
103 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 103 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo | Secondary | 1,847 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rainham School for Girls | Secondary | 1,625 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,551 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Howard School | Secondary | 1,534 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,528 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brompton Academy | Secondary | 1,382 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Strood | Secondary | 1,305 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Victory Academy | Secondary | 1,221 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Thomas Aveling School | Secondary | 1,212 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Rochester Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,171 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School | Secondary | 1,105 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holcombe Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,036 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Robert Napier School | Secondary | 1,011 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 987 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chatham GrammarGrammar | Secondary | 950 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Greenacre School Grade inherited from previous URN 138046 | Secondary | 861 | Inadequate2023Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walderslade School Grade inherited from previous URN 137630 | Secondary | 806 | Inadequate2023Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leigh Academy Rainham | Secondary | 793 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Academy of Woodlands | Primary | 792 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fairview Community Primary School | Primary | 684 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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