Fort Pitt Grammar School vs The Rochester Grammar School

Side by side

	Fort Pitt Grammar School	The Rochester Grammar School
Phase	Secondary	Secondary
Gender	Girls	Girls
Pupils on roll	1,009	1,206
Free school meals	14.2%	11.8%
Ofsted rating	Outstanding	Good
Attainment 8 — 2025/26	63	67.5
11+ test board	GL Assessment	GL Assessment
Admission system	pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing)	pass/fail then criteria order (score doesn't give priority after passing)
Places offered — 202627	149	204
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place	1.6	1.18

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 ↗

The Rochester 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 and previously looked after children
Children with a sibling at the school
Children of staff employed for three years or more (or in a skill-shortage post)
Children living within 2 miles of the school
Children living in the named parishes (Allhallows, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Cooling, Cuxton, Frindsbury Extra, Halling, High Halstow, Hoo St Werburgh, Isle of Grain, St Mary Hoo, Stoke) — nearest…
All other selective children — nearest first by shortest safe walking distance

Source: school admissions policy.

The Rochester Grammar School

Looked after and previously looked after children
Pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium (free school meals now, then in the last six years)
Children with a sibling at the school
Children at a Thinking Schools Academy Trust Medway primary (New Horizons, The Gordon, All Faiths, Cedars Children's Academies)
Children of staff employed for two years or more (or in a skill-shortage post)
A specific health reason, with written medical evidence

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit girls, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. 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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