St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.50 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe 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 | 5.50 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 5.50 miles away, the 4th longest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 31 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 20.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.7 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
- Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love school and are passionate ambassadors of it.”
- “The school gives its pupils a strong voice in school life and teaches them how to use it well.”
- “Pupils thrive personally, socially and emotionally.”
To improve
- “Unfortunately, for some, this undoubted enjoyment in school is not always reflected in how often they attend, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.”
- “However, these checks do not include all pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, consistently well enough.”
- “Teachers are then unaware that some pupils have not grasped what they need to know at that moment in time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (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) | 71% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 29 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.
- Cliffe Woods Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Academy High Halstow 2.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chattenden Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wainscott Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Temple Mill Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hilltop Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published