Hilltop Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
16.49 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Hilltop Primary School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hilltop 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 | 16.49 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 16.49 miles, the longest of the 23 Medway primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.07 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 50 first-choice applications for 60 offers, 0.8 per offer and 6th lowest of 64 Medway primary schools; 10 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 25.6 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
- Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester, ME2 4QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils believe that Hilltop is a great school.”
- “The values embodied in the school’s ‘RECIPE’ acronym (‘respect, excellence, co-operation, independence, perseverance and enjoyment’) are threaded through everything the school does.”
- “Pupils are quick to talk about many of the activities provided for them.”
To improve
- “Parents and carers are positive about the school although some would value better communication.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 62% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 50 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.
- Temple Mill Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wainscott Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- All Faiths Children's Academy 0.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 0.7 mi Good
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published