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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 144914

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Academy converter · Rochester · ME1 1YF

Ages 3–11 · 216 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2026-06-16

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)80%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
189

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
119
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill103%

216 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
216
Boys / girls
119 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
216 / 210 (103%)
Free school meals
36.6%
FSM pupils
75
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

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
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Katie Willis

Location

Address
King Street
Postcode
ME1 1YF
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Rochester, Medway, 216 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 36.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.

Open schools in Rochester
50
Primary schools in Rochester
34
Academies among open schools in Rochester
60% (30)
Open schools in ME1
21
Primary in ME1
11
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

Nearby primary schools

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

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    • Absence10.1%
    • FSM36.7%
    • Demand0.86

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    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM30.6%

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    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM53.7%

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    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM44.6%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Katie Willis
Telephone
01634843843
Website
http://www.stmargaretsattroytown.co.uk

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