Skip to content
eduscope

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes

Boys' schools in and near Chatham

All 2 boys' schools in Chatham, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Chatham

Sort by
  1. Holcombe Grammar School

    Chatham, ME4 6JB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Chatham boys schools average, low absence.

    137 first choices, 179 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1659.8

    Chatham boys schools 43.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.4%Chatham boys schools 9.3%
    Pupils
    1,060
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school Holcombe Grammar School
  2. Greenacre School

    Chatham, ME5 0LP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Inadequate
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Chatham boys schools average, high absence.

    86 first choices, 128 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1629.4

    Chatham boys schools 43.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    12.7%Chatham boys schools 9.3%
    Pupils
    747
    Pupils per teacher
    11.5
    View school Greenacre School

Just outside Chatham

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Chatham.

  1. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School

    1.6 miles from Chatham · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Chatham boys schools average, low absence.

    336 first choices, 201 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1669.9

    Chatham boys schools 43.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.7%Chatham boys schools 9.3%
    Pupils
    1,555
    Pupils per teacher
    21.9
    View school Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
  2. The Howard School

    2.8 miles from Chatham · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Chatham boys schools average, low absence.

    229 first choices, 243 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1647.3

    Chatham boys schools 43.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.6%Chatham boys schools 9.3%
    Pupils
    1,471
    Pupils per teacher
    16.0
    View school The Howard School
  3. Oakwood Park Grammar School

    6.2 miles from Chatham · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Chatham boys schools average, low absence.

    163 first choices, 160 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1666.1

    Chatham boys schools 43.6England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.0%Chatham boys schools 9.3%
    Pupils
    1,100
    Pupils per teacher
    20.2
    View school Oakwood Park Grammar School
The big picture

How Chatham's boys' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Chatham

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 1 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Chatham

  1. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

    Show Good or Outstanding
  2. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

    Add my postcode
About these schools

Boys' schools in Chatham, explained

There are 2 boys' schools in Chatham, teaching 1,807 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

50% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Chatham boys schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.6 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

19.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,413 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 27.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See boys' schools near me, or everything in Chatham.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many boys schools are in Chatham?
There are 2 boys schools in Chatham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boys schools in Chatham?
The highest-ranked boys schools in Chatham on Eduscope are Holcombe Grammar School and Greenacre School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are boys schools in Chatham ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Chatham boys schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boys schools in Chatham is 15:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes