The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.28 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 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 | 0.28 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 place offered went to a child living 0.28 miles away, 2nd shortest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published last distance (middle: 1.07 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 53 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.8 per offer, the highest of 64 Medway primary schools.
- All 30 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families (43%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- Warwick Crescent, Borstal, Rochester, ME1 3LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school and its community have a meaningful, lasting impact on pupils’ lives.”
- “Pupils treasure being a part of it.”
- “They develop a deep understanding of positive character attributes such as courage, compassion and integrity.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 2025 (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) | 83% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Delce Academy 1.1 mi Good
- Cedar Children's Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crest Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cuxton Community Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Warren Wood Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cuxton Community Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good