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Rodmersham School

Community school · Sittingbourne · ME9 0PS

Ages 4–11 · 128 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-07-10

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.5%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
120

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

11

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill120%

128 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
128
Boys / girls
63 / 65
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
128 / 70 (183%)
Free school meals
14.1%
FSM pupils
18
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 Nicola McMullon

Location

Address
Rodmersham Green
Postcode
ME9 0PS
Town
Sittingbourne
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
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 Sittingbourne, Kent, 128 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.1%.

Open schools in Sittingbourne
37
Primary schools in Sittingbourne
26
Academies among open schools in Sittingbourne
65% (24)
Open schools in ME9
17
Primary in ME9
13
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 SittingbourneNear ME9

  • South Avenue Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME10 4SU · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM38.7%
    • Demand0.98

    1.2 miles away

  • Canterbury Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME10 4SE · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM34.9%
    • Demand0.90

    1.3 miles away

  • The Oaks Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME10 1GL · Kent

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.97

    1.4 miles away

  • Lansdowne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME10 3BH · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM35.9%
    • Demand0.92

    1.4 miles away

  • Minterne Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME10 1SB · Kent

    Ages 7–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM20.9%

    1.5 miles away

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sittingbourne · ME10 1UJ · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.97

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola McMullon
Telephone
01795423776
Website
www.rodmersham.kent.sch.uk/

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