Cedar Children's Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Cedar Children's Academy is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cedar Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2JP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 627 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to be part of this aspirational and caring school.”
- “They proudly contribute to the wider school community.”
- “Pupils act as play leaders and organise playground games and sports.”
To improve
- “The school is working on making sure that all pupils remember what they have learned in every area of the curriculum.”
- “In some other areas of the curriculum, pupils’ learning is not as secure.”
- “The school is continuing to develop teaching so that pupils learn equally well in every curriculum area.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 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) | 57% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 61 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.
- Elaine Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) 0.7 mi Good
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 0.8 mi Good
- All Faiths Children's Academy 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published