Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1US
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 298 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their newly formed school community.”
- “They appreciate the exciting school environment and are eager to suggest how to develop it.”
- “They value their diverse school and appreciate learning about different cultures.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects in the wider curriculum, the school has not identified the steps in learning clearly.”
- “This limits some pupils building deeper subject specific knowledge and understanding over time.”
- “However, some pupils do not always get the precise support they need to help them learn and achieve well across the school’s curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 72 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as Medway published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Faiths Children's Academy 0.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 0.9 mi Good
- Hilltop Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published