New Road Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
New Road Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
New Road Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place; there were 42 first-choice applications for 43 offers, and 45 places are published for Reception 2027.
- There are 23 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
- Free school meal eligibility is 38.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 44.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bryant Street, Chatham, ME4 5QN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 352 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils come to school eager to learn and excited for the day ahead.”
- “They enjoy learning the school’s interesting and challenging curriculum.”
- “Pupils work hard in lessons and are enthusiastic to talk about what they have learned.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils can find it more difficult to manage their behaviour.”
- “This includes some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “In a small number of subjects, curriculum plans are not detailed enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Phoenix Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenvale Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Luton Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Byron Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published