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Primary schools in Medway

All 86 primary schools in Medway.

86 schools in Medway

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  1. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)

    Rochester, ME1 3LF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    53 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    237
    Pupils per teacher
    19.2
    View school The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
  2. Leigh Academy High Halstow

    Rochester, ME3 8TF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average.

    43 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1181%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    241
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school Leigh Academy High Halstow
  3. St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Rochester, ME1 1YF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    216
    Pupils per teacher
    15.8
    View school St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  4. Swingate Primary School

    Chatham, ME5 8TJ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    91 first choices, 90 offers made

    Met the standard at 1181%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    662
    Pupils per teacher
    23.3
    View school Swingate Primary School
  5. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Chatham, ME5 8PU · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    28 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1177%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    205
    Pupils per teacher
    21.7
    View school St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
  6. Cliffe Woods Primary School

    Rochester, ME3 8UJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better

    Results well below the Medway average, low absence.

    62 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1153%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    421
    Pupils per teacher
    23.7
    View school Cliffe Woods Primary School
  7. Horsted Junior School

    Chatham, ME5 9TF · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1174%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    250
    Pupils per teacher
    25.9
    View school Horsted Junior School
  8. Lordswood School

    Chatham, ME5 8NN · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average.

    40 first choices, 41 offers made

    Met the standard at 1176%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    409
    Pupils per teacher
    23.6
    View school Lordswood School
  9. Fairview Community Primary School

    Gillingham, ME8 0NU · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    94 first choices, 89 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    670
    Pupils per teacher
    23.6
    View school Fairview Community Primary School
  10. Walderslade Primary School

    Chatham, ME5 8BJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Medway average.

    34 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1177%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    235
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school Walderslade Primary School
  11. Cuxton Community Junior School

    Rochester, ME2 1EY · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Medway average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1172%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    232
    Pupils per teacher
    21.5
    View school Cuxton Community Junior School
  12. Hilltop Primary School

    Rochester, ME2 4QN · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Medway average, low absence.

    50 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    445
    Pupils per teacher
    25.6
    View school Hilltop Primary School
  13. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Chatham, ME4 3ST · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average.

    68 first choices, 70 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.8%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    663
    Pupils per teacher
    23.8
    View school St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
  14. Halling Primary School

    Rochester, ME2 1ER · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Medway average.

    48 first choices, 52 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.0%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    391
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Halling Primary School
  15. Thames View Primary School

    Gillingham, ME8 7DX · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Medway average.

    87 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Medway 61%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Medway 5.9%
    Pupils
    459
    Pupils per teacher
    22.7
    View school Thames View Primary School
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How Medway's primary schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Medway 61%England 62%Abbey Court Foundation Special School: 0%Bradfields Academy: 0%Danecourt School: 0%Deanwood Primary School: 28%Wayfield Primary School: 31%New Horizons Children's Academy: 35%Luton Primary School: 36%Phoenix Primary School: 38%St James Church of England Primary Academy: 38%Warren Wood Primary School: 38%Burnt Oak Primary School: 46%Wainscott Primary School: 48%Byron Primary School: 51%Oasis Academy Skinner Street: 52%Twydall Primary School and Nursery: 52%Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough: 52%Barnsole Primary School: 52%Cliffe Woods Primary School: 53%St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School: 55%Riverside Primary School: 56%Bligh Primary School (Juniors): 56%Miers Court Primary School: 56%Maundene School: 56%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 57%Cedar Children's Academy: 57%Parkwood Primary School: 58%Delce Academy: 60%All Faiths Children's Academy: 61%Leigh Academy Peninsula East: 61%Saxon Way Primary School: 62%Hilltop Primary School: 62%Featherby Junior School: 64%Gordons Children's Academy, Junior: 65%St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School: 65%New Road Primary School: 66%Kingfisher Community Primary School: 66%Temple Mill Primary School: 66%St Margaret's Church of England Junior School: 67%Brompton-Westbrook Primary School: 68%All Saints Church of England Primary School: 68%Chattenden Primary School: 69%The Academy of Woodlands: 69%St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: 70%Elaine Primary School: 70%Oaklands School: 70%St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe: 71%St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School: 71%Balfour Junior School: 71%Halling Primary School: 71%English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School: 71%Hempstead Junior School: 72%Cuxton Community Junior School: 72%Fairview Community Primary School: 73%Horsted Junior School: 74%Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo: 75%Lordswood School: 76%Walderslade Primary School: 77%St Benedict's Catholic Primary School: 77%St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School: 78%St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School: 78%St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 79%Thames View Primary School: 80%Swingate Primary School: 81%Leigh Academy High Halstow: 81%The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery): 83%Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy: 84%0%25%50%75%100%
Primary schools in Medway

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Medway average 5.8%Swingate Primary School: 3.9%Fairview Community Primary School: 3.9%English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School: 3.9%Horsted Junior School: 4%St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 4%St Benedict's Catholic Primary School: 4%St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School: 4%Horsted Infant School: 4.1%Cliffe Woods Primary School: 4.1%Cuxton Community Junior School: 4.2%St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School: 4.2%Cuxton Community Infant School: 4.3%Hilltop Primary School: 4.3%St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School: 4.3%St Nicholas CEVC Primary School: 4.4%St Margaret's Church of England Junior School: 4.4%Featherby Junior School: 4.4%Maundene School: 4.4%Riverside Primary School: 4.5%St Margaret's Infant School: 4.6%Parkwood Primary School: 4.6%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 4.7%The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery): 4.8%Balfour Infant School: 4.9%St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: 4.9%Kingfisher Community Primary School: 4.9%Leigh Academy Peninsula East: 4.9%Leigh Academy High Halstow: 5%St James Church of England Primary Academy: 5%Brompton-Westbrook Primary School: 5%Walderslade Primary School: 5%St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School: 5%Hempstead Infant School: 5.1%All Faiths Children's Academy: 5.1%Gordons Children's Academy, Junior: 5.1%Temple Mill Primary School: 5.1%Cedar Children's Academy: 5.1%Miers Court Primary School: 5.2%Oasis Academy Skinner Street: 5.3%New Horizons Children's Academy: 5.3%Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy: 5.3%Hempstead Junior School: 5.5%Lordswood School: 5.5%Gordons Children's Academy, Infant: 5.5%All Saints Church of England Primary School: 5.5%Balfour Junior School: 5.5%Thames View Primary School: 5.5%Bligh Primary School (Juniors): 5.5%Wainscott Primary School: 5.5%Warren Wood Primary School: 5.6%Deanwood Primary School: 5.6%Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School: 5.7%St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School: 5.8%St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe: 5.9%Halling Primary School: 6%Bligh Primary School (Infants): 6.2%New Road Primary School: 6.3%Burnt Oak Primary School: 6.3%Oaklands School: 6.3%Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough: 6.4%The Academy of Woodlands: 6.5%Byron Primary School: 6.5%Featherby Infant and Nursery School: 6.5%St Peter's Infant School: 6.6%Barnsole Primary School: 6.6%Saxon Way Primary School: 6.8%Twydall Primary School and Nursery: 6.9%Elaine Primary School: 7.3%Chattenden Primary School: 7.5%Greenvale Primary School: 7.8%Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo: 7.8%Danecourt School: 8.1%Wayfield Primary School: 8.1%Luton Primary School: 8.5%Delce Academy: 8.7%Phoenix Primary School: 9%St John's Church of England Infant School: 9%Crest Infant School: 9.1%Bradfields Academy: 9.3%Abbey Court Foundation Special School: 11.5%Rivermead School: 14.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Primary schools in Medway

Ofsted grades in Medway

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 25 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 61
  • Good: 59 of 61
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 61
  • Inadequate: 0 of 61
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Medway

  1. Some are faith schools.

    19 of the 86 primary schools in Medway have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. A nursery place isn't a Reception place.

    48 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.

    Show schools with a nursery
  3. Apply by 15 January.

    Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.

  4. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Primary schools in Medway, explained

There are 86 primary schools in Medway, teaching 30,673 children. 13 are run by the council and 68 are academies or free schools. Among them are 6 special and 4 independent schools.

98% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.0% of pupils in Medway met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 84%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

27.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,258 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many primary schools are in Medway?
There are 86 primary schools in Medway, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Medway?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Medway on Eduscope are The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery), Leigh Academy High Halstow and St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Medway?
Medway has 1 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 59 are rated Good, meaning 98% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Medway ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Medway perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Medway, 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Medway primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Medway is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Medway?
When choosing a primary school in Medway, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 86 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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