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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 118262

Higham Primary School

Community school · Rochester · ME3 7JL

Ages 4–11 · 210 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
182

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
Applications from outside LA
33
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

210 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
210
Boys / girls
105 / 105
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
210 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
11.9%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Grattan

Location

Address
School Lane, Higham
Postcode
ME3 7JL
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rochester, Kent, 210 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.9%.

Open schools in Rochester
50
Primary schools in Rochester
34
Academies among open schools in Rochester
60% (30)
Open schools in ME3
11
Primary in ME3
8
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RochesterNear ME3

  • Temple Mill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rochester · ME2 3NL · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand1.77

    1.8 miles away

  • Cliffe Woods Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochester · ME3 8UJ · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM5.9%
    • Demand0.97

    2.0 miles away

  • Bligh Primary School (Juniors)

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochester · ME2 2XJ · Medway

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM41.4%

    2.0 miles away

  • Bligh Primary School (Infants)

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochester · ME2 2XJ · Medway

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM26.0%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Hilltop Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochester · ME2 4QN · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand0.78

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Grattan
Telephone
01474822535
Website
www.higham.kent.sch.uk

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