Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136382
- Address
- Chatham Street, CT11 7PS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1388 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.5%
White British 72.9%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 7.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 85%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.9
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.08
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 191 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 189 |
Admissions
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 175
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 98 74 |
| Year 8 | 172 90 82 |
| Year 9 | 185 105 80 |
| Year 10 | 187 103 84 |
| Year 11 | 192 96 96 |
| Year 12 | 254 124 130 |
| Year 13 | 226 114 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 77.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 2.4% |