St Nicholas CEVC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Rochester, Medway
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “The smiling faces of pupils show how much they look forward to coming to school.”
- “They are happy in their learning and at breaktimes.”
- “Staff provide engaging equipment during playtimes that allow pupils to play happily with their friends.”
To improve
- “However, the expectations for pupils in key stage 1 and 2 are not as high as they should be.”
- “Here, pupils are not routinely provided with work that challenges them, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “This means they are not fully prepared for the next stage in their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 18 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
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 0.2 mi Good
- All Faiths Children's Academy 0.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Elaine Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Temple Mill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cedar Children's Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published