Fort Pitt Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Chatham (Medway).
Attainment 8
63
▲ 16.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
79.7%
▲ 33pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.8%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.1
▲ 2.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.7%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
21.7%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
98%
1,009 / 1,027 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2022
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Medway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 6.2% | joint 2,724th highest of 3,227 (5 schools have the same figure) | 14th highest of 19 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.6% | joint 3,080th highest of 3,227 (2 schools have the same figure) | 17th highest of 19 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1.6% | joint 3,005th highest of 3,226 (3 schools have the same figure) | 17th highest of 19 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 1.7 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 12.7% | joint 2,859th highest of 3,258 (8 schools have the same figure) | 15th highest of 19 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 4.9% | joint 3,176th highest of 3,257 (4 schools have the same figure) | 17th highest of 19 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 4.7% | joint 3,123rd highest of 3,257 (8 schools have the same figure) | 16th highest of 19 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 0.2% | joint 3,223rd highest of 3,257 (20 schools have the same figure) | joint 18th highest of 19 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 52.6 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 56 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 19.1 | joint 574th highest of 3,200 (38 schools have the same figure) | joint 8th highest of 19 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 16.0 | joint 71st highest of 3,200 (4 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 19 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 21.7% | joint 470th highest of 3,205 (7 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 19 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 61.4% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 3.5 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 63.0 | joint 184th highest of 3,136 (4 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 18 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | +0.64 | joint 324th highest of 3,032 (9 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 15 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 95.3% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 79.7% | joint 185th highest of 3,136 (2 schools have the same figure) | 5th highest of 18 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,027 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 932 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 9.3% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 04/10/2022 (school year 2022/23): Outstanding
- 03/03/2009 (school year 2008/09): Outstanding
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence6.2% 2024/25
This school
3.8%
2016/17
4%
2017/18
3.8%
2018/19
3.8%
2020/21
5.3%
2021/22
6.2%
2022/23
6.5%
2023/24
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.6% 2024/25
This school
0.4%
2016/17
0.4%
2017/18
0.4%
2018/19
0.7%
2020/21
0.4%
2021/22
0.7%
2022/23
0.6%
2023/24
0.6%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1.6% 2024/25
This school
2%
2017/18
0.1%
2018/19
0.4%
2019/20
1%
2020/21
0.7%
2021/22
0.8%
2022/23
1.3%
2023/24
1.6%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.7 2024/25
This school
2.0
2017/18
0.1
2018/19
0.4
2019/20
1.1
2020/21
0.7
2021/22
0.8
2022/23
1.3
2023/24
1.7
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.11%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)12.7% 2025/26
This school
5.7%
2019/20
8%
2020/21
9.6%
2021/22
10.8%
2022/23
11.5%
2023/24
12.7%
2024/25
12.7%
2025/26
Any SEN4.9% 2025/26
This school
2.4%
2019/20
2.5%
2020/21
2%
2021/22
1.9%
2022/23
2%
2023/24
2.7%
2024/25
4.9%
2025/26
SEN support4.7% 2025/26
This school
2.3%
2019/20
2.2%
2020/21
1.9%
2021/22
1.8%
2022/23
2%
2023/24
2.7%
2024/25
4.7%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans0.2% 2025/26
This school
0.1%
2019/20
0.2%
2020/21
0.1%
2021/22
0.1%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
0.2%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)52.6 2024/25
This school
41.0
2017/18
46.0
2018/19
50.3
2019/20
52.4
2020/21
53.5
2021/22
51.8
2022/23
55.6
2023/24
52.6
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)56 2024/25
This school
46
2017/18
51
2018/19
56
2019/20
58
2020/21
58
2021/22
55
2022/23
59
2023/24
56
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)0.0 2024/25
This school
0.8
2017/18
1.2
2018/19
2.6
2019/20
2.6
2020/21
3.8
2021/22
5.0
2022/23
2.6
2023/24
0.0
2024/25
Pupils per teacher19.1 2024/25
This school
19.9
2017/18
17.2
2018/19
16.6
2019/20
17.3
2020/21
17.1
2021/22
17.3
2022/23
16.8
2023/24
19.1
2024/25
Pupils per adult16.0 2024/25
This school
15.3
2017/18
13.7
2018/19
13.9
2019/20
14.8
2020/21
14.4
2021/22
14.0
2022/23
14.3
2023/24
16.0
2024/25
Teacher turnover21.7% 2024/25
This school
20.2%
2017/18
8.5%
2018/19
15.5%
2019/20
13%
2020/21
16.6%
2021/22
10.8%
2022/23
15.5%
2023/24
21.7%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence61.4% 2024/25
This school
82%
2016/17
83%
2017/18
36.8%
2018/19
46.8%
2020/21
59%
2021/22
56.9%
2022/23
56.7%
2023/24
61.4%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)3.5 2024/25
This school
4.9
2016/17
5.0
2017/18
2.5
2018/19
2.2
2020/21
4.0
2021/22
3.3
2022/23
4.1
2023/24
3.5
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 863.0 2025/26
This school
60.8
2016/17
64.5
2017/18
65.2
2018/19
66.8
2021/22
63.3
2022/23
66.5
2023/24
65.9
2024/25
63.0
2025/26
Progress 8+0.64 2023/24
+0.32
2016/17
+0.41
2017/18
+0.36
2018/19
+0.56
2021/22
+0.54
2022/23
+0.64
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths95.3% 2025/26
This school
94%
2016/17
99%
2017/18
99%
2018/19
98%
2021/22
97.5%
2022/23
94.6%
2023/24
98%
2024/25
95.3%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths79.7% 2025/26
This school
75%
2016/17
79%
2017/18
87%
2018/19
88%
2021/22
83.9%
2022/23
86.6%
2023/24
85%
2024/25
79.7%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,027 2023/24
This school
1,053
2015/16
1,053
2016/17
1,053
2017/18
1,027
2018/19
1,027
2020/21
1,027
2021/22
1,027
2022/23
1,027
2023/24
Pupils932 2023/24
This school
805
2015/16
837
2016/17
814
2017/18
788
2018/19
884
2020/21
898
2021/22
893
2022/23
932
2023/24
Unfilled places9.3% 2023/24
This school
23.6%
2015/16
20.5%
2016/17
22.7%
2017/18
23.3%
2018/19
13.9%
2020/21
12.6%
2021/22
13%
2022/23
9.3%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.8% | 4% | 3.8% | - | 3.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.2% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | - | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0.9% | 2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.6% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.7% | 8% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | 1.9% | 2% | 2.7% | 4.9% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2% | 2.7% | 4.7% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 50.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 46.0 | 50.3 | 52.4 | 53.5 | 51.8 | 55.6 | 52.6 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 56 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 56 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 16.4 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 19.1 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.8 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 16.0 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 26.4% | 23.3% | 14.6% | 20.2% | 8.5% | 15.5% | 13% | 16.6% | 10.8% | 15.5% | 21.7% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 52.7% | 72.2% | 82% | 83% | 36.8% | - | 46.8% | 59% | 56.9% | 56.7% | 61.4% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 2.5 | - | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 60.8 | 64.5 | 65.2 | - | - | 66.8 | 63.3 | 66.5 | 65.9 | 63.0 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.32 | +0.41 | +0.36 | - | - | +0.56 | +0.54 | +0.64 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 94% | 99% | 99% | - | - | 98% | 97.5% | 94.6% | 98% | 95.3% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 75% | 79% | 87% | - | - | 88% | 83.9% | 86.6% | 85% | 79.7% |
| Places | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,027 | - | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | - | - |
| Pupils | 812 | 805 | 837 | 814 | 788 | - | 884 | 898 | 893 | 932 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 22.9% | 23.6% | 20.5% | 22.7% | 23.3% | - | 13.9% | 12.6% | 13% | 9.3% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 6.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 16% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 5% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 8% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.1 | 2025/26 | Higher than 83% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 16.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 98% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 21.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 85% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.5 | 2024/25 | Higher than 19% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 12.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 12% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 4.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 3% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 0.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 16.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 61% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,009 | year not recorded | Higher than 48% of schools | 3,265 |
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