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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 202Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 150465URN

Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
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

59 applications for 25 places · 38th of 62 in Medway
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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) close to England median (2.2)

59 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.4; Medway median median 2.5
  2. 2025 2.4; Medway median median 2.8
  3. 2024 2.4; Medway median median 2.8; as the previous school
  4. 2023 2.8; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
  5. 2022 1.6; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.4; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.8; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.1; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.4; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.4; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.9; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.3; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Medway median

Dashed bars: as English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (URN 118766), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202625592.4240.96
Sep 202527662.4260.96
Sep 2024 *27662.4220.81
Sep 2023 *19542.8191.00
Sep 2022 *30481.6190.63
Sep 2021 *24582.4230.96
Sep 2020 *29511.8240.83
Sep 2019 *30692.3321.07
Sep 2018 *30642.1270.90
Sep 2017 *28672.4260.93
Sep 2016 *30732.4301.00
Sep 2015 *30862.9301.00
Sep 2014 *30702.3341.13

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
150465 · 887/3729
Trust
Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals
16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 October 2024
Replaced
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (URN 118766)
Address
Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4JA
Local authority
Medway

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