Maritime Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rochester, ME2 4YG
- Distance
- 3.0km away
Leigh Academy Strood
Carnation Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2SX
Local ranking11th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 9 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 30.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 214
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 32.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
20.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
38
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 155
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1305
- Boys
- 649 (50%)
- Girls
- 662 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (87% full)
- SEND
- 12.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.4%
- EAL
- 10.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 10.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,357/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 75.2%
- Black African: 7.4%
- White Other: 6.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Other: 1.1%
75.2%
White British
7.4%
Black African
6.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Carnation Road
Rochester, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 135964
- UKPRN
- 10027834
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST
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