Crest Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Rochester, Medway
Crest Infant School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 May 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fleet Road, Rochester, ME1 2QA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 121 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils have many happy childhood experiences and a wonderful start to their education in this school.”
- “They are greeted warmly by staff every morning.”
- “Staff take time to get to know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects in key stage 1, staff subject knowledge is not as secure.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not attain a highly as they could.”
- “Many pupils struggle to learn to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as Medway published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Delce Academy 0.1 mi Good
- Balfour Infant School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Balfour Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Peter's Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warren Wood Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- New Horizons Children's Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published