St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.73 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Thomas of Canterbury RC 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 | 0.73 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last distance offered for Reception 2026 was 0.73 miles, the 5th shortest of the 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.07 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 9.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 34.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
- There are 25 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 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
- Romany Road, Rainham, Romany Road, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Featherby Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thames View Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy of Woodlands 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Infant School 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Barnsole Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published