School admissions in Chatham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
18 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walderslade Primary School | 1.17 | 29 | not published |
| Greenvale Primary School | 1.07 | 30 | not published |
| Tunbury Primary School | 1.05 | 60 | 1.89 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 22 | not published |
| Kingfisher Community Primary School | 1.00 | 28 | not published |
| Phoenix Primary School | 1.00 | 29 | not published |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 28 | not published |
| Wayfield Primary School | 1.00 | 30 | not published |
| Oaklands School | 0.98 | 60 | not published |
| New Horizons Children's Academy | 0.98 | 54 | not published |
| Maundene School | 0.98 | 52 | not published |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 0.98 | 47 | not published |
| New Road Primary School | 0.98 | 43 | not published |
| Lordswood School | 0.98 | 41 | not published |
| St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 0.97 | 70 | not published |
| Luton Primary School | 0.95 | 44 | not published |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | 0.93 | 44 | not published |
| St John's Church of England Infant School | 0.75 | 8 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
6 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Pitt Grammar School | 1.60 | 149 |
| Chatham Grammar | 1.23 | 150 |
| The Victory Academy | 0.86 | 222 |
| Holcombe Grammar School | 0.77 | 179 |
| Greenacre School | 0.67 | 128 |
| Walderslade School | 0.65 | 112 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.