Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.91 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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 2026 entry.
Rochester Riverside Church of England 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 | 0.91 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.91 miles away, 8th shortest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.07 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 72 first-choice applications for 59 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer and the 6th highest of 64 Medway primary schools.
- Of the Reception 2026 offers, 58 went to first-choice families and 1 to a family who ranked it second or lower; 14 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 18.5% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway is 30.7%.
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
- Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1US
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- 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.
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