St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chatham, 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 Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Benedict's Catholic 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
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 9 of the 63 applications (14%) came from families living outside Medway, and 5 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 9.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 16.4% 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
- Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- Swingate Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lordswood School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Walderslade Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maundene School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaklands School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hempstead Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Hempstead Infant School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published