Fort Pitt Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 136337
- Address
- Fort Pitt Hill, ME4 6TJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 932 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 2.1%
- Girls
- 97.9%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.0%
White British 65.7%
African 11.5%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 6%
Indian 3.3%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 84%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.95
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
Biology | GCSE | 91 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 91 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
English Language | GCSE | 118 |
English Literature | GCSE | 118 |
French | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Fort Pitt Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 203
- 3rd preference
- 140
- From another Local Authority
- 179
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 151 0 151 |
Year 8 | 146 0 146 |
Year 9 | 150 0 150 |
Year 10 | 149 0 149 |
Year 11 | 149 0 149 |
Year 12 | 105 11 94 |
Year 13 | 82 9 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 97.0% 88.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 27.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 85.0% 58.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.9% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 79.0% 57.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 12.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 21.0% 9.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 1.7% |
Nearby schools
- Balfour Junior SchoolGood
- Rochester Independent CollegeNo rating (independent)
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolGood
- St John's Church of England Infant SchoolGood
- St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
- St Michael's RC Primary SchoolGood
- St Peter's Infant SchoolGood