Academy converter · Medway

Chattenden Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138328URN

Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.5 above Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

118 applications for 30 places · 7th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 17 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Medway median (2.5) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

118 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 3.9; Medway median median 2.5
2025 4.4; Medway median median 2.8
2024 3.7; Medway median median 2.8
2023 3.6; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.9; Medway median median 2.2
2021 3.1; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.8; Medway median median 2.1
2019 3.9; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.9; Medway median median 2.0
2017 3.3; Medway median median 2.0
2016 4.0; Medway median median 2.2
2015 2.9; Medway median median 2.2
2014 3.6; Medway median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Medway median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	118	3.9	42	1.40
Sep 2025	22	96	4.4	20	0.91
Sep 2024	29	107	3.7	29	1.00
Sep 2023	30	108	3.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	94	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	83	2.8	28	0.93
Sep 2019	28	110	3.9	38	1.36
Sep 2018	30	88	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	99	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	120	4.0	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	87	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2014	30	108	3.6	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%19th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	69%	6%	104	105
2023/24	77%	13%	105	105
2022/23	42%	0%	103	99

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

Chattenden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
1.4 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wainscott Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Good2024

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
1.9 km · Medway

Good2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Primary School
2.3 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cliffe Woods Primary School
2.4 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Temple Mill Primary School
2.6 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

4.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Medway

Good2023

2.4applications per place
All Faiths Children's Academy
3.2 km · Medway

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138328 · 887/2209
Trust: Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 35.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: Chattenden Primary School (URN 118324)
Address: Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LF
Local authority: Medway

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