Academy sponsor led · Medway

New Horizons Children's Academy

4–11Ages
618Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140215URN

Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

131 applications for 54 places · 34th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 May 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Medway median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

131 applications · 54 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.4; Medway median median 2.5
2025 1.9; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.6; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Medway median median 2.2
2021 2.1; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Medway median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.3; Medway median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Medway median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Medway median median 2.2
2015 1.7; Medway median median 2.2
2014 1.6; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	54	131	2.4	53	0.98
Sep 2025	65	123	1.9	61	0.94
Sep 2024	66	169	2.6	65	0.98
Sep 2023	85	190	2.2	73	0.86
Sep 2022	81	159	2.0	68	0.84
Sep 2021	76	161	2.1	71	0.93
Sep 2020	90	183	2.0	85	0.94
Sep 2019	89	201	2.3	86	0.97
Sep 2018	90	206	2.3	96	1.07
Sep 2017	90	148	1.6	82	0.91
Sep 2016	74	120	1.6	57	0.77
Sep 2015	63	107	1.7	54	0.86
Sep 2014	14	22	1.6	7	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 35% · Maths 71% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%51st of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard35%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	35%	3%	105	104
2023/24	68%	9%	106	105
2022/23	49%	8%	103	101

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

New Horizons Children's AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Wayfield Primary School
0.7 km · Medway

Special measures 2025

2.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Balfour Infant School
0.8 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place
Greenvale Primary School
1.0 km · Medway

Good2023

2.9applications per place
Balfour Junior School
1.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

71%met the SATs standard
Warren Wood Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Good2023

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Crest Infant School
1.2 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Delce Academy
1.3 km · Medway

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140215 · 887/2008
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 618 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR
Local authority: Medway

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