Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 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, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 62 first-choice applications for 80 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 64 Medway primary schools; every applicant was offered a place.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, and 18 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 23.6% (middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway: 19.2%), with 15.6 pupils per teacher against their middle figure of 22.9.
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
- Pottery Road, Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, ME3 9BS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 546 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are truly cared for and nurtured at Hoo St Werburgh and the Marlborough.”
- “The school’s values drive every decision made by staff.”
- “Pupils have a strong understanding of those values of courage, confidence, respect and belonging.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects the school has not identified precisely enough what pupils need to know and when.”
- “This means that in these subjects teachers are not always clear what they need to teach pupils.”
- “As a result, pupils achieve less well than in the strongest subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 52% | 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: 62 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 62 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 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chattenden Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy High Halstow 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Burnt Oak Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wainscott Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Saxon Way Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published