Maritime Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Good
May 7 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Medway
Unique reference
149075
Address
Chalk Lane, ME2 4YG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
562 (29% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
14.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.1%
African 8.9%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 8.2%
Unclassified 8%
Indian 2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Maritime Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
176
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
225
2nd preference
253
3rd preference
113
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
155
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
228
121
107
Year 8
168
91
77
Year 9
166
83
83
Year 2024-2025