Hospital and Medical Tuition Service, Gillingham
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service is an all-through school for pupils aged 5 to 16 in Gillingham.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service in detail
Getting a place at Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
Across Medway, 80% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Medway lodged 534 appeals against secondary school offers; 489 reached a hearing and 135 succeeded (27.6% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Hospital and Medical Tuition Service are Brompton Academy (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.7); Chatham Grammar (0.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 60.6); The Victory Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.9); and The Robert Napier School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 30.2).
Brompton AcademyChatham GrammarThe Victory AcademyThe Robert Napier School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Medway Maritime Hospital (outside), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 918 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Medway (250), as is usual near a town centre.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Hospital and Medical Tuition Service are Byron Primary School (0.3 miles), All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), New Road Primary School (0.5 miles) and Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Byron Primary SchoolAll Saints Church of England Primary SchoolNew Road Primary SchoolNapier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hospital and Medical Tuition Service.
- MFSE790m away · Not yet graded
- Conexus Tuition Gillingham Class870m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 88
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 19
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 88 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 19 serious and 68 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
16 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Medway is 25 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Gillingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Gillingham
Across Medway council
Places available
3,844
Applications
3,586
Got 1st preference
80.4%
Got preferred school
96.8%
All secondary applications across Medway council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
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Questions parents ask about Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
What is the catchment area for Hospital and Medical Tuition Service?
No fixed boundary. When Hospital and Medical Tuition Service is oversubscribed, Medway allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Hospital and Medical Tuition Service?
Apply through Medway's coordinated admissions process, naming Hospital and Medical Tuition Service on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Hospital and Medical Tuition Service have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Hospital and Medical Tuition Service: MFSE (790m away, registered, not yet graded) and Conexus Tuition Gillingham Class (870m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hospital and Medical Tuition Service?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 88 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 19 serious and 68 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 16 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Medway is 25 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hospital and Medical Tuition Service?
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service is at The School Room, Dolphin Ward, Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)