The Victory Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chatham, ME4 5JB
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JB
Local ranking6th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 59.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 81.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 95.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 141
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 65.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
125
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.6% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 293
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1036
- Boys
- 945 (89%)
- Girls
- 115 (11%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (106% full)
- SEND
- 3.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.3%
- EAL
- 9.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.4%
- SEN Support
- 2.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,524/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
- 5.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.6%
- Black African: 35.9%
- Asian Indian: 3.9%
- Mixed Other: 3.8%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
- Black Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
41.6%
White British
35.9%
Black African
3.9%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Holcombe
Chatham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136594
- UKPRN
- 10033242
- Establishment No.
- 4068
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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