St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 35 first-choice applications for 28 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 64 Medway primary schools.
- 26 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families and 9 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place; 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 15.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 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
- King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “At St Margaret’s at Troy Town, pupils are consistently welcoming, respectful and highly motivated to learn.”
- “Improved attendance at the school reflects pupils’ enthusiasm and contributes to their positive achievement.”
- “Pupils fully embrace the school’s vision to ‘let their light shine’, which is evident in their positive attitudes across all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “Leaders and those responsible for governance should continue to pursue their ambitious aims for the school, developing exceptionally high standards across the curriculum so that pupils’ outcomes are further strengthened, including for disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 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) | 79% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 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 Peter's Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Balfour Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Delce Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Crest Infant School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published