School Chooser

Primary schools in Rochester

There are 32 primary schools in Rochester (Medway), teaching 10,500 pupils. Of the 30 with a score, 7 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 12 do worse.

Best in EnglandSecondary schools in RochesterAll schools in Rochester
Pupils from low-income families26%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools7 of 30scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)20of those still on old grades
Full or nearly full14 of 32schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size26.7one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs7schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (32)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Leigh Academy High HalstowAcademy · ages 3-112419%Outstanding 20239792 to 99
2The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)Academy · ages 3-1123718%No overall grade 20259792 to 99
3Bligh Primary School (Infants)Academy · ages 2-730326%No overall grade 20259076 to 96
4St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1121637%Report card 20268977 to 96
5English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-1120216%Good 20237244 to 88
6St Helen's Church of England Primary School, CliffeChurch of England · ages 4-1118221%Not inspected6941 to 87
7Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-114216%No overall grade 20256647 to 81
8Cuxton Community Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-1123213%Good 20226343 to 78
9Cuxton Community Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 2-72576%Report card 20265628 to 80
10Balfour Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 5-724421%No overall grade 20245427 to 78
11Halling Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-1139116%Good 20235231 to 71
12Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAcademy · ages 4-191,82924%Good 20245242 to 62
13Hilltop Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1144520%Good 20224527 to 64
14Elaine Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1127054%Good 20224526 to 65
15Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorAcademy · ages 7-1126333%Good 20224529 to 62
16Leigh Academy Peninsula EastAcademy · ages 3-1123023%Good 20244523 to 69
17Temple Mill Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1123717%Good 20244423 to 69
18Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary SchoolFree school · ages 3-1129819%No overall grade 20254319 to 72
19Chattenden Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-1120335%Good 20243216 to 57
20Gordons Children's Academy, InfantAcademy · ages 5-713519%Good 20223214 to 61
21Cedar Children's AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1162727%Not inspected2917 to 47
22All Faiths Children's AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1122532%Good 20202612 to 52
23Bligh Primary School (Juniors)Academy · ages 7-1134341%Good 20232515 to 42
24Delce AcademyAcademy · ages 5-1128754%Good 20242314 to 37
25St James Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1117630%Good 2023187 to 40
26Wainscott Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1145419%Good 2024127 to 22
27Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the MarlboroughAcademy · ages 2-1154624%Good 2024116 to 19
28St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-1115627%No overall grade 2025115 to 25
29St Peter's Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 4-76037%Good 2024104 to 25
30Warren Wood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1145840%No overall grade 202564 to 11
Crest Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 4-712145%Not inspected–
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-1121111%Good 2023–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.