Medway Secure Training Centre, Rochester

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).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Medway Secure Training Centre are The Thomas Aveling School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.8); Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 69.9); The Rochester Grammar School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.5); and Holcombe Grammar School (1.1 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 59.8).

The nearest railway station is Cuxton Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Tideway Maidstone Road (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 113 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Medway (250).

The primary schools closest to Medway Secure Training Centre are Warren Wood Primary School (0.5 miles), Delce Academy (0.8 miles), Crest Infant School (0.8 miles) and St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.