Fort Pitt Grammar School vs Rainham Mark Grammar School

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	Fort Pitt Grammar School	Rainham Mark Grammar School
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Girls	Mixed
Pupils on roll	987	1,551
Free school meals	14.3%	10.4%
Ofsted rating	Outstanding	Good
Attainment 8 — 2024/25	65.9	62.7
A-level average points — 2024/25	38.06	36.64
11+ test board	GL Assessment	GL Assessment
Admission system	pass/fail then criteria order	pass/fail then criteria order
Places offered — 202627	149	233
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	1.6	1.21

Qualifying scores

Fort Pitt Grammar School

No fixed pass mark. The Medway Test aggregate score (max 700 — English and maths standardised scores double-weighted, plus reasoning) is compared to a threshold set fresh each year: the score level that includes roughly the top 25% of Medway Year 6 children. The threshold is published by Medway Council with results in October. Passing makes a child eligible; each school's oversubscription criteria then apply.

Council source ↗

Rainham Mark Grammar School

No fixed pass mark. The Medway Test aggregate score (max 700 — English and maths standardised scores double-weighted, plus reasoning) is compared to a threshold set fresh each year: the score level that includes roughly the top 25% of Medway Year 6 children. The threshold is published by Medway Council with results in October. Passing makes a child eligible; each school's oversubscription criteria then apply.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

Fort Pitt Grammar School

Looked after children and previously looked after children
Children with exceptional medical/social needs
Siblings of children on roll at the school
Children living in Medway (LA area)

Source: school admissions policy.

Rainham Mark Grammar School

Looked after children and previously looked after children
Children with exceptional medical/social needs
Siblings of children on roll at the school
Children living in Medway (LA area)

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Fort Pitt Grammar School is a girls school and Rainham Mark Grammar School is a mixed school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.

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