Schoolfile
Search

Voluntary controlled school · Medway

St Nicholas CEVC Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 156Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 118643URN

London Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.2per place
0.7 above Medway median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

70 applications for 22 places · 17th of 62 in Medway
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.2applications per place, Reception
0.7 above Medway median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

70 applications · 22 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.2; Medway median median 2.5
  2. 2025 3.7; Medway median median 2.8
  3. 2024 3.4; Medway median median 2.8
  4. 2023 2.5; Medway median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.1; Medway median median 2.2
  6. 2021 2.1; Medway median median 2.1
  7. 2020 1.9; Medway median median 2.1
  8. 2019 1.7; Medway median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.0; Medway median median 2.0
  10. 2017 2.2; Medway median median 2.0
  11. 2016 2.9; Medway median median 2.2
  12. 2015 3.0; Medway median median 2.2
  13. 2014 2.6; Medway median median 2.1
  • This school
  • Medway median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202622703.2180.82
Sep 2025301103.7301.00
Sep 2024301033.4321.07
Sep 202330742.5331.10
Sep 202230642.1240.80
Sep 202130642.1220.73
Sep 202030561.9230.77
Sep 201940661.7340.85
Sep 201833652.0250.76
Sep 201740882.2390.98
Sep 2016401172.9461.15
Sep 2015401183.0471.18
Sep 2014401042.6511.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

  • This school
  • Medway median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
118643 · 887/3102
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
180 pupils · 156 on roll
Free school meals
26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
London Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HU
Local authority
Medway

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources