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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Maritime Academy

Secondary Free schools URN 149075
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,150 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 9 June 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Medway
Trust THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 736 736 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 357 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 379 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.7%
7.9 pts above England
School 32.7%
Medway 25.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.9%
5.4 pts below England
School 14.9%
Medway 16.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
57.7%
425
African
9.2%
68
Unclassified
9.2%
68
Any other White background
8.6%
63
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
32
Indian
2.0%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.8% 65 of 736 pupils
12.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.8%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.4% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 9.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Specific learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Speech, language & communication 7
No specialist assessment yet 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.90%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.68 pts higher than England
School 9.90%
Medway 6.74%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.80%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.99 pts higher than England
School 27.80%
Medway 18.21%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.16%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.36 pts higher than England
School 6.16%
Medway 2.36%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

64.0% 28.3 pts below England
Maritime Academy
64.0%
Medway
97.6%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information