Voluntary aided school · Medway

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
118782URN

Greenfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

97 applications for 49 places · 51st of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Medway median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

97 applications · 49 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.3; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.1; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.2; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Medway median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.0; Medway median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Medway median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Medway median median 2.2
2015 2.8; Medway median median 2.2
2014 2.2; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	49	97	2.0	46	0.94
Sep 2025	41	90	2.2	40	0.98
Sep 2024	53	121	2.3	48	0.91
Sep 2023	38	79	2.1	38	1.00
Sep 2022	41	91	2.2	40	0.98
Sep 2021	47	85	1.8	41	0.87
Sep 2020	60	122	2.0	70	1.17
Sep 2019	52	88	1.7	47	0.90
Sep 2018	60	121	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2017	59	110	1.9	61	1.03
Sep 2016	60	145	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2015	59	162	2.8	91	1.54
Sep 2014	60	131	2.2	74	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 61% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%34th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	2%	107	105
2023/24	61%	0%	106	105
2022/23	68%	0%	108	105

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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Saxon Way Primary School
0.4 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Barnsole Primary School
0.6 km · Medway

Good2024

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Burnt Oak Primary School
0.6 km · Medway

Good2022
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
0.7 km · Medway

Good2021

4.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
0.8 km · Medway

Improved significantly2024

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
The Academy of Woodlands
1.2 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Byron Primary School
1.3 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
1.5 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118782 · 887/3755
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Greenfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YH
Local authority: Medway

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