This schoolOther primary schools in Medway
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 24 February 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Hilltop Primary School, URN 118473
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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 entry181 applications · 60 places offered · 50 named it first
- 2026 3.0; Medway median median 2.5
- 2025 2.9; Medway median median 2.8
- 2024 3.0; Medway median median 2.8
- 2023 3.2; Medway median median 2.2
- 2022 2.8; Medway median median 2.2
- 2021 2.7; Medway median median 2.1
- 2020 3.1; Medway median median 2.1
- 2019 3.0; Medway median median 2.2
- 2018 3.1; Medway median median 2.0
- 2017 3.1; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 3.4; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 3.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 3.6; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Medway median
Dashed bars: as Hilltop Primary School (URN 118473), 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 | 60 | 181 | 3.0 | 50 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2025 | 55 | 161 | 2.9 | 52 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 182 | 3.0 | 47 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 189 | 3.2 | 57 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 169 | 2.8 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 163 | 2.7 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 184 | 3.1 | 63 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 179 | 3.0 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 187 | 3.1 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 187 | 3.1 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 202 | 3.4 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 197 | 3.3 | 87 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 214 | 3.6 | 78 | 1.30 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 62% 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 | 62% | 8% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 10% | 105 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 5% | 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
- Hilltop Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · MedwayRemains Good20244.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · MedwayGood20232.4applications per place
- 0.8 km · MedwayGood20242.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · MedwaySome aspects not as strong20253.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · MedwayGood202265%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · MedwayGood20222.1applications per place
- 1.3 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20253.2applications per place
- 1.6 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145440 · 887/2499
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
- Capacity
- 448 pupils · 445 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2018
- Replaced
- Hilltop Primary School (URN 118473)
- Address
- Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester, ME2 4QN
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources