Academy converter · Medway

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144914URN

King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.4per place

1.9 above Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

124 applications for 28 places · 2nd of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 20 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
2 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

4.4applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Medway median (2.5) 2.2 above England median (2.2)

124 applications · 28 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.4; Medway median median 2.5
2025 3.9; Medway median median 2.8
2024 4.0; Medway median median 2.8
2023 3.7; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.5; Medway median median 2.2
2021 3.2; Medway median median 2.1
2020 3.0; Medway median median 2.1
2019 3.0; Medway median median 2.2
2018 3.0; Medway median median 2.0
2017 3.5; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 4.0; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 4.2; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 118708), 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	28	124	4.4	35	1.25
Sep 2025	30	117	3.9	37	1.23
Sep 2024	30	119	4.0	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	112	3.7	51	1.70
Sep 2022	30	75	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	42	1.40
Sep 2020	30	91	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2019	29	86	3.0	28	0.97
Sep 2018	30	89	3.0	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	30	106	3.5	42	1.40
Sep 2016 *	30	121	4.0	50	1.67
Sep 2015 *	30	126	4.2	54	1.80
Sep 2014 *	30	90	3.0	44	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 79% · Maths 90% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%5th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	79%	14%	110	109
2023/24	80%	10%	109	106
2022/23	73%	0%	107	108

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 Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

4.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Infant School
0.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place
St John's Church of England Infant School
1.2 km · Medway

Good2024

4.4applications per place
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Medway

Remains Good2019

2.4applications per place
Balfour Junior School
1.4 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

71%met the SATs standard
Delce Academy
1.5 km · Medway

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
Crest Infant School
1.5 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144914 · 887/3293
Trust: The Pilgrim Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 36.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 118708)
Address: King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YF
Local authority: Medway

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