Academy converter · Primary
Rochester · ME3 8LF · Medway
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 132056
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Chatham · ME4 3ST
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
663
Local authority
Medway
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Chatham, Medway, 663 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 132056
Location
- Address
- Island Way West, St Mary's Island
- Postcode
- ME4 3ST
- Town
- Chatham
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Medway
- District
- Medway
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 663
- Boys / girls
- 330 / 333
- School capacity
- 630
- Capacity fill
- 663 / 630 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
- FSM pupils
- 65
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christine Easton
- Telephone
- 01634891050
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-01-14
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 64%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 8%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0