What did Ofsted judge The Victory Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Victory Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Victory Academy?

The Victory Academy has 1,213 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Victory Academy take?

The Victory Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Victory Academy located?

The Victory Academy is located in Chatham, ME4 5JB, Medway.

How do I apply to The Victory Academy?

The Victory Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Victory Academy?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Victory Academy was 1.992 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Victory Academy?

When The Victory Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children In Care and all children who have been previously in care, but following being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangement order or special guardianship order; and/or children who appear to have been in state care outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only; 2. Siblings — Children who, at the time of admission, have a sibling who attends the Academy. 'Sibling' means a whole, half or step-sister or brother, or an adopted child resident at the same address, including children of parents who are married or cohabiting and live together in the same household. In cases of multiple births or siblings in the same year group where only one place is available, the other child(ren) will be offered a place above PAN; 3. Named TSAT primary schools — Children who attend any of the following Thinking Schools Academy Trust primary schools: New Horizons Children's Academy, The Gordon Children's Academy, All Faiths Children's Academy and Cedars Children's Academy, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: At each of the six priority levels, if the school reaches PAN and becomes oversubscribed within that point, random selection is used to prioritise applications. (For the distance criterion specifically, the document separately states that two or more identical distances result in both students being allocated a place over PAN — the document does not resolve the apparent tension between these two stated approaches for that criterion; both are reproduced as printed.).

What is the largest ethnic background at The Victory Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 53% of pupils at The Victory Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Victory Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at The Victory Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care — Children In Care and all children who have been previously in care, but following being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangement order or special guardianship order; and/or children who appear to have been in state care outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only.
2Siblings — Children who, at the time of admission, have a sibling who attends the Academy. 'Sibling' means a whole, half or step-sister or brother, or an adopted child resident at the same address, including children of parents who are married or cohabiting and live together in the same household. In cases of multiple births or siblings in the same year group where only one place is available, the other child(ren) will be offered a place above PAN.
3Named TSAT primary schools — Children who attend any of the following Thinking Schools Academy Trust primary schools: New Horizons Children's Academy, The Gordon Children's Academy, All Faiths Children's Academy and Cedars Children's Academy.
4Children of staff — Children of a person who has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time the application was made, and/or was employed to fill a vacant post with a demonstrable skills shortage.
5Child's health reasons — Written medical evidence from a General Practitioner or hospital consultant demonstrating a specific health reason which requires the child to attend The Victory Academy.
6Distance — Children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school using the Medway Co-ordinated scheme. Should two or more identical distances require prioritisation, places will be allocated to both students over PAN.

If two applications tie: At each of the six priority levels, if the school reaches PAN and becomes oversubscribed within that point, random selection is used to prioritise applications. (For the distance criterion specifically, the document separately states that two or more identical distances result in both students being allocated a place over PAN — the document does not resolve the apparent tension between these two stated approaches for that criterion; both are reproduced as printed.)

Children with a statement of SEN (SSEN) or EHCP naming the school are admitted before the oversubscription criteria are applied, reducing the PAN accordingly (not itself one of the six numbered criteria).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Victory Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Victory Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Victory Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Victory Academy?: The Victory Academy has 1,213 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Victory Academy take?: The Victory Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Victory Academy located?: The Victory Academy is located in Chatham, ME4 5JB, Medway.
How do I apply to The Victory Academy?: The Victory Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Victory Academy?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Victory Academy was 1.992 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Victory Academy?: When The Victory Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children In Care and all children who have been previously in care, but following being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangement order or special guardianship order; and/or children who appear to have been in state care outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only; 2. Siblings — Children who, at the time of admission, have a sibling who attends the Academy. 'Sibling' means a whole, half or step-sister or brother, or an adopted child resident at the same address, including children of parents who are married or cohabiting and live together in the same household. In cases of multiple births or siblings in the same year group where only one place is available, the other child(ren) will be offered a place above PAN; 3. Named TSAT primary schools — Children who attend any of the following Thinking Schools Academy Trust primary schools: New Horizons Children's Academy, The Gordon Children's Academy, All Faiths Children's Academy and Cedars Children's Academy, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: At each of the six priority levels, if the school reaches PAN and becomes oversubscribed within that point, random selection is used to prioritise applications. (For the distance criterion specifically, the document separately states that two or more identical distances result in both students being allocated a place over PAN — the document does not resolve the apparent tension between these two stated approaches for that criterion; both are reproduced as printed.).
What is the largest ethnic background at The Victory Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 53% of pupils at The Victory Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at The Victory Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care — Children In Care and all children who have been previously in care, but following being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangement order or special guardianship order; and/or children who appear to have been in state care outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only.
2Siblings — Children who, at the time of admission, have a sibling who attends the Academy. 'Sibling' means a whole, half or step-sister or brother, or an adopted child resident at the same address, including children of parents who are married or cohabiting and live together in the same household. In cases of multiple births or siblings in the same year group where only one place is available, the other child(ren) will be offered a place above PAN.
3Named TSAT primary schools — Children who attend any of the following Thinking Schools Academy Trust primary schools: New Horizons Children's Academy, The Gordon Children's Academy, All Faiths Children's Academy and Cedars Children's Academy.
4Children of staff — Children of a person who has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time the application was made, and/or was employed to fill a vacant post with a demonstrable skills shortage.
5Child's health reasons — Written medical evidence from a General Practitioner or hospital consultant demonstrating a specific health reason which requires the child to attend The Victory Academy.
6Distance — Children who live closest to the school, based on the shortest distance from home to school using the Medway Co-ordinated scheme. Should two or more identical distances require prioritisation, places will be allocated to both students over PAN.

The Victory Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Victory Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Victory Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Victory Academy?: The Victory Academy has 1,213 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Victory Academy take?: The Victory Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Victory Academy located?: The Victory Academy is located in Chatham, ME4 5JB, Medway.
How do I apply to The Victory Academy?: The Victory Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Victory Academy?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Victory Academy was 1.992 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Victory Academy?: When The Victory Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children In Care and all children who have been previously in care, but following being in care became subject to an adoption order, child arrangement order or special guardianship order; and/or children who appear to have been in state care outside of England but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted only; 2. Siblings — Children who, at the time of admission, have a sibling who attends the Academy. 'Sibling' means a whole, half or step-sister or brother, or an adopted child resident at the same address, including children of parents who are married or cohabiting and live together in the same household. In cases of multiple births or siblings in the same year group where only one place is available, the other child(ren) will be offered a place above PAN; 3. Named TSAT primary schools — Children who attend any of the following Thinking Schools Academy Trust primary schools: New Horizons Children's Academy, The Gordon Children's Academy, All Faiths Children's Academy and Cedars Children's Academy, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: At each of the six priority levels, if the school reaches PAN and becomes oversubscribed within that point, random selection is used to prioritise applications. (For the distance criterion specifically, the document separately states that two or more identical distances result in both students being allocated a place over PAN — the document does not resolve the apparent tension between these two stated approaches for that criterion; both are reproduced as printed.).
What is the largest ethnic background at The Victory Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 53% of pupils at The Victory Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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