Academy converter · Kent

St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend

3–11Ages
869Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142156URN

Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

225 applications for 105 places · 248th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 July 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend, URN 118755

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

225 applications · 105 places offered · 99 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 11 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend (URN 118755), the previous school.

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	105	225	2.1	99	0.94
Sep 2025	104	185	1.8	98	0.94
Sep 2024	120	206	1.7	126	1.05
Sep 2023	118	203	1.7	107	0.91
Sep 2022	112	178	1.6	104	0.93
Sep 2021	120	209	1.7	133	1.11
Sep 2020	120	231	1.9	125	1.04
Sep 2019	120	219	1.8	137	1.14
Sep 2018	120	210	1.8	110	0.92
Sep 2017	120	243	2.0	115	0.96
Sep 2016	120	316	2.6	134	1.12
Sep 2015 *	90	294	3.3	128	1.42
Sep 2014 *	90	284	3.2	135	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 86% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%112th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	23%	106	106
2023/24	73%	6%	106	105
2022/23	71%	7%	106	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 John's Catholic Primary School, GravesendThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Chantry Community Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

2026

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Westcourt Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Wrotham Road Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whitehill Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Tymberwood Academy
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Riverview Academy
2.0 km · Kent

Good2021

1.9applications per place
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
2.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142156 · 886/3708
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 854 pupils · 869 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2015
Replaced: St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend (URN 118755)
Address: Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2SY
Local authority: Kent · Gravesham

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