St Nicholas CEVC Primary School, Rochester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Pupils are happy and eager to come to school, benefiting from a calm, orderly environment where behaviour is excellent. The school excels at teaching early reading through skilled phonics delivery and provides strong pastoral care that helps pupils feel safe. Staff genuinely care about developing well-rounded individuals who understand the importance of kindness and respect.
Key Strengths
- Early years curriculum is well-planned and ambitious with high expectations for children
- Reading is prioritised effectively with skilled phonics teaching and regular progress checks
- Pupils behave well and feel safe, with strong pastoral support and positive attitudes to learning
- School values are well-understood and underpin high expectations for behaviour
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum in key stages 1 and 2 is not ambitious enough, with some pupils given work that is too easy
- Assessment strategies do not effectively identify misconceptions, so pupils repeat the same mistakes
- Support for pupils with SEND is not consistently adapted to their specific needs
- School leaders lack sufficient oversight of weaker areas and do not have accurate understanding of curriculum effectiveness
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear processes in place to keep pupils safe and well-supported.
Extracurricular Activities
Broad range of clubs, trim trail activities, ball games, before- and after-school club
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Medway that has declined from its previous outstanding rating. The school now requires improvement in the quality of education and leadership, though early years provision and pupil behaviour remain good.
At a Glance
26.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
34 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
5
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
1 unlawfully large infant class
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
156 pupils
180 capacity
24 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rochester
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Admissions Demand - Medway
Places available
3,805
Applications
3,151
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Medway (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.40109%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
125
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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