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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 8 May 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry128 applications · 66 places offered · 61 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Medway median median 2.5
- 2025 1.9; Medway median median 2.8
- 2024 2.0; Medway median median 2.8
- 2023 1.9; Medway median median 2.2
- 2022 1.7; Medway median median 2.2
- 2021 1.6; Medway median median 2.1
- 2020 1.7; Medway median median 2.1
- 2019 1.7; Medway median median 2.2
- 2018 1.8; Medway median median 2.0
- 2017 1.5; Medway median median 2.0
- 2016 1.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Medway median
Dashed bars: as Cedar Primary School (URN 118457), Sherwin Knight Junior School (URN 118447), 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 | 66 | 128 | 1.9 | 61 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 73 | 138 | 1.9 | 73 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 90 | 177 | 2.0 | 87 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 72 | 140 | 1.9 | 68 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 81 | 136 | 1.7 | 74 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 83 | 130 | 1.6 | 80 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 88 | 148 | 1.7 | 84 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 68 | 112 | 1.7 | 63 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 66 | 117 | 1.8 | 63 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 50 | 75 | 1.5 | 49 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 82 | 105 | 1.3 | 62 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2015 * | 90 | 139 | 1.5 | 80 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 57 | 80 | 1.4 | 49 | 0.86 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 72% · Writing 66% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Medway median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57% | 3% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 6% | 104 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 2% | 102 | 102 |
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
- Cedar Children's AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · MedwayGood20223.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20253.2applications per place
- 1.2 km · MedwayGood202356%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place
- 1.3 km · MedwayGood202265%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · MedwayGood20222.1applications per place
- 1.5 km · MedwaySome aspects not as strong20253.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20254.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142817 · 887/2017
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 627 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2016
- Replaced
- Cedar Primary School (URN 118457); Sherwin Knight Junior School (URN 118447)
- Address
- Cedar Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2JP
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources