St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic 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
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 189 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “School is a busy, happy hive of activity for pupils.”
- “There is always something going on to interest and inform them.”
- “Staff know them well and respond to their needs effectively.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, a few pupils do not concentrate as well as they should which means they do not learn as well as they might.”
- “However, the effectiveness with which these plans are implemented in classes is a little variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 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) | 70% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Deanwood Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairview Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hempstead Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Hempstead Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Miers Court Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Infant School 1.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published