St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Sheerness · ME12 1BW · Kent
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM58.1%
- Demand0.97
2.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 138974
St James Church of England Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Rochester · ME3 0BS
Ages 3–11 · 176 pupils · Medway
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
76%
Overall absence
6.7%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-06
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.3%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 164
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
16
Places offered
16
1st-preference offers
16
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 21
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 16
- 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 fill84%
176 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- Boys / girls
- 76 / 100
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 176 / 210 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- FSM pupils
- 50
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Governance
- Academy trust: MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Fay Cordingley
Location
- Address
- High Street, Isle of Grain
- Postcode
- ME3 0BS
- Town
- Rochester
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Medway
- District
- Medway
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Urban/rural
- Larger 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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Rochester, Medway, 176 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 29.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Rose Street Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Sheerness · ME12 1AW · Kent
Ages 3–11
- KS257%
- Absence8.1%
- FSM67.9%
- Demand0.98
2.3 miles away
West Minster Primary School
Ofsted: Strong standardCommunity school · Primary
Sheerness · ME12 1ET · Kent
Ages 2–11
- KS276%
- Absence7.5%
- FSM58.9%
- Demand1.00
2.5 miles away
Richmond Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Sheerness · ME12 2ET · Kent
Ages 2–11
- KS251%
- Absence10.8%
- FSM70.7%
- Demand0.98
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Fay Cordingley
- Telephone
- 01634270341