Waterfront UTC
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Chatham, South East ME4 4FQ · Medway
#635 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#3839 of 4,090 nationally
About Waterfront UTC
Waterfront UTC is a academy secondary located in Chatham, in the Medway local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 14–19. In 2025 it enrolled 381 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 14.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 635th of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (32th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (1th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 381; capacity filled 152.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 37.3%; ebacc average points 2.14.
There are 29 schools in Chatham; Waterfront UTC ranks 23rd of 26 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)30.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)20%
- A level points per entry (10%)13.9
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Waterfront UTC by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 152.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 30.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 20%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 37.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.14
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 13.9
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Waterfront UTC
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Burnt Oak Primary School
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
· 529 m away
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
372 students · 986 m away
Saxon Way Primary School
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
396 students · 1.1 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Gillingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
450 students · 1.1 km away
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Chatham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
663 students · 1.3 km away
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
460 students · 1.7 km away
Barnsole Primary School
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
609 students · 1.7 km away
Brompton Academy
Gillingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,399 students · 1.8 km away
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
597 students · 1.8 km away
Byron Primary School
Gillingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
502 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Hadlow Rural Community School
Hadlow · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
377 students
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
374 students
River Academy
Reading · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
373 students
Danebury School
Stockbridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
357 students
St Johns CofE Academy
Wantage · Academy all-through · Ages 2–16
327 students
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
439 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Waterfront UTC a good school?
Waterfront UTC has a Success Index (England) of 14.0 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #635 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Waterfront UTC rank in South East?
Waterfront UTC ranks #635 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #3839 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Waterfront UTC?
Waterfront UTC had 381 students in 2025.
Is Waterfront UTC a primary school or a secondary school?
Waterfront UTC is classified as a secondary covering Ages 14–19. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Waterfront UTC?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Waterfront UTC; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.