Fort Pitt Grammar School

About Fort Pitt Grammar School

Fort Pitt Grammar School, a girls’ secondary in Medway, was rated Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a grade it has held consistently since at least its previous inspection in 2009. The most telling exam metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.64, which places the school well above average nationally. That score means pupils here achieve nearly two-thirds of a grade more per subject than students with similar starting points across England. It ranks third out of 18 schools in Medway on this measure, and sits in the top 13 per cent of all schools in the South East region. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 66.5 is strong, and 94.6 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 86.6 per cent hitting the higher grade 5 threshold. Almost all pupils (98.7 per cent) entered the English Baccalaureate, and 69.1 per cent achieved it at grade 5 or above.

At Key Stage 5, the picture is more mixed. The school’s A-level value added score is -0.21, which is below average, and the progress banding is described as below average. The average points per entry is 36.33, equivalent to a B- grade, and the best three A-levels average out at a B- as well. Only 10 per cent of students achieved AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects. This suggests that while the school excels at pushing pupils forward at GCSE, the sixth form may not add the same relative value for all students. The school does have an official sixth form, and 80 pupils were included in the most recent A-level data. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.1, so Fort Pitt’s 0.64 is a significant outlier in a positive direction, and it is one of only two Outstanding-rated schools in Medway.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 150 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 669 applications, a ratio of 4.46 applicants per place, with 144 offers going to first-preference families out of 198 first-preference applications. Facilities are comprehensive and include a swimming pool, astro turf, tennis courts, a theatre, science labs, music rooms, and a sixth form centre. Sports on offer include hockey, netball, swimming, and dance, while clubs range from Model UN and Young Enterprise to orchestra and film club. SEND provision covers a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, and hearing or visual impairments. This is a school for academically ambitious girls who thrive in a structured, high-expectation environment, particularly at GCSE level. Families should be aware that the sixth form, while present, shows weaker value added, so it may be worth exploring post-16 options carefully if your daughter is considering staying on.

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