Chattenden Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.51 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Chattenden Primary School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chattenden 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 | 0.51 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 0.51 miles away, the 4th shortest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 42 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 15 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 35% of pupils, against a middle figure of 19.2% 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
- Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “They enjoy the challenges of the school’s curriculum.”
- “They have positive attitudes to their learning and take great pride in their work.”
- “Pupils are considerate towards one another.”
To improve
- “In a very small number of subjects, pupils are not yet achieving the ambitious aims of the school’s curriculum.”
- “This is because the school is still developing the sequencing of some curriculum content, and how they carefully check what pupils have learned to ensure pupils achieve highly in every subject.”
- “Currently, too many pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 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) | 69% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wainscott Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hilltop Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cliffe Woods Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Temple Mill Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Faiths Children's Academy 2.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published