[2] Bishop of Rochesters Academy was formed in 2010 with the merging of Medway Community College or MCC, with Chatham South.

[3] It changed its name to The Victory Academy when it severed its ties with the Church of England, and was refactored into the Thinking Schools Academy Trust in May 2015 [1] Medway Community College was a community school directly controlled by Medway Council.

The school was sponsored by the Diocese of Rochester, Canterbury Christ Church University and Medway Council.

It is located on Magpie Hall Road, at the crest of dry valley that cuts the chalkland, this constrains the site which still had to host the old school during construction.

The Victory Academy is built around a central courtyard with a range of outdoor spaces used for performance and teaching.