Elaine Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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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Elaine Primary School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Elaine 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
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 52.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 28.1% 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
- Elaine Avenue, Rochester, ME2 2YN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at Elaine Primary School.”
- “The relationships between pupils and teachers are respectful.”
- “Pupils described their teachers as being helpful and interested in them.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, such as geography, pupils do not have the prior knowledge they need to tackle some difficult concepts.”
- “The geography curriculum has not taken into account learning that some pupils have lost through the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “This means that they are not building their learning securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 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) | 70% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 19 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.
- Cedar Children's Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 0.6 mi Good
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) 0.6 mi Good
- All Faiths Children's Academy 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published