St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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
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St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) 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, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 71% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway that have results.
- Every Reception applicant for 2026 was offered a place; there were 68 first-choice applications for 70 offers, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 9.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.8% 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
- Island Way West, St Mary's Island, Chatham, ME4 3ST
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 663 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school has an ambitious vision that ‘only the best will do’ for pupils.”
- “It has developed an effective curriculum from the nursery to Year 6, and most pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), do well.”
- “Teachers use their subject knowledge to make the curriculum interesting and bring it to life.”
To improve
- “For some other subjects, this detail is still developing, and teachers do not always know exactly what must be taught.”
- “However, this does not happen consistently, which means that teaching is not always adapted to close gaps in knowledge, correct misconceptions, or re-cap what pupils most need to recall or practise.”
- “As a result, pupils struggle to remember new learning or make connections with what they learned before and so do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 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: 68 first-preference applications, 70 offers in total, 68 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.
- Chattenden Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Burnt Oak Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wainscott Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Saxon Way Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published