Miers Court Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Rainham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Miers Court Primary School is a primary school in Rainham, Medway for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 November 2021. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Miers Court 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 49 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 27.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.7 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
- Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils feel welcome in this friendly and nurturing school.”
- “They arrive to a warm welcome and are keen to get started with their early morning work each day, as they listen to their favourite music.”
- “Pupils’ needs are well known by staff who are alert to any pupils needing reassurance or support.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils who join the school in Key Stage 2 and who have lower starting points, have not always caught up and achieved the expected standards by the end of Year 6.”
- “Historically, some did not meet national standards in some areas of the curriculum by the end of Key stage 2.”
- “Adaptations to teaching are made more consistently well in some areas of the curriculum than others.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2026 (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) | 56% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 49 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 Margaret's Church of England Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Infant School 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Riverside Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fairview Community Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thames View Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Deanwood Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published