Greenacre Academy, Chatham, Sixth Form is a partnership with neighbouring school Walderslade Girls. Lead school of the Greenacre Academy Trust, which includes two primary schools. OFSTED Good February 2014. 

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Holcombe Grammar School changed its name on 1st January 2017 from Chatham Grammar School for Boys. Mixed sixth form.  Lost second attempt to controversially convert to co-education from September 2019, and expand to a PAN of at least 180, threatening viability of nearby Chatham Grammar School for Girls. Chequered history, with previous OFSTED failure, but now Graded Good for a second time by OFSTED April 2018. Member of the aggressive Thinking Schools Academy Trust, with a changing  cast of leaders, most recently overseen by non-selective Brompton Academy. Offered late places to a large number of boys in 2017, mainly from London Boroughs. Appears not to have clear strategies, and comes up with apparently impromptu decisions. However GCSE performance is strong. 22% of Sixth Formers left half way through A Level course in 2017, largest percentage across Kent and Medway. Even worse for 2018 at 30%. The school is attempting to put restrictive admission criteria in place. These have been partly withdrawn since I wrote an article pointing out these were unlawful, but I then  successfully  challenged further elements through the Schools Adjudicator. 

Disgraceful actions at 2018 appeals. I have written a number of articles exposing lies, and massive maladministration, most recently here. 

As I have written elsewhere, the school has a policy of not identifying staff or leaders on its website, presumably to hide the rapid turnover at the top. This continues, and the previous head, Mr Ben Lillicrap, has now left (September 2019) after being promoted just a year ago, and adverts for a successor have now been placed. 

 According to the October 2017 census, the school  admitted 161 boys that year, a further four being offered places after a complaint to the Regional Schools Commissioner. There was considerable churning, with lower preferences who had been offered places turning them down in favour of other preferred schools through appeals or waiting lists, countered by a high number of appeals being upheld and the school finding additional places for late entrants.  

For 2018 entry, the lower preferences offered places run down to two boys who placed the school in sixth place, and three in 2019.  

Changed its Appeal Panel organiser for 2018 to a KCC Panel which did not understand and were misinformed about the way the Medway Test operates.According to an FOI request, for 2018, there were 58 appeals lodged. Seven of these were from non-Medway residents.  

The Howard School, Gillingham.  A unique school, technically bilateral, formed out of a previous grammar school and a non selective boys school, producing two streams which are taught separately so it is not a comprehensive school. There is no separate grammar option on the admission form. Admission is not dependent on the Medway Test. Those who have passed the Medway test are automatically placed in the grammar stream and others who are assessed as being of grammar school ability by an internal test are promoted alongside them.  Mixed sixth form.  Lead school of the Howard Academy Trust working with two Primary schools. OFSTED GoodOctober 2016. One of five Medway secondary schools with appeals organised by the same group

 In spite of Bilateral status, GCSE performance average for Medway non-selective schools.

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Hundred of Hoo Academy.  All through Academy admitting at 4 and 11.  Graded Good by OFSTED in December 2012.  Is surely long overdue for a fresh Inspection, especially as there are issues at the school.  In April 2018 the school abandoned an attempt to put restrictive admission criteria in place. 

A member of the Williamson Trust, headed by Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School with four other Hoo Peninsula primary schools. There is a worryingly high proportion of children pulling out of the school Years 7-11 for Home Education and places in other schools. Continues to have the highest loss Year 9-11 for any Medway school at 38% in 2018.