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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School, URN 118767
- 21 March 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School, URN 118767
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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 entry63 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Medway median median 2.5
- 2025 2.7; Medway median median 2.8
- 2024 2.2; Medway median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2023 2.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 2.0; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 2.1; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2018 2.0; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Medway median
Dashed bars: as St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (URN 118767), 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 | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 * | 27 | 60 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 20 | 46 | 2.3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 26 | 51 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 73 | 2.4 | 47 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 80 | 1.3 | 45 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 23 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 36 | 1.20 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place
- 0.2 km · MedwayGood20233.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · MedwayGood202264%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Medway20261.8applications per place
- 1.1 km · MedwayGood20233.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · MedwayRemains Good202367%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · MedwayImproved significantly20252.5applications per place
- 2.3 km · MedwayGood20243.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150466 · 887/3732
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 237 on roll
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2024
- Replaced
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (URN 118767)
- Address
- Romany Road, Rainham, Romany Road, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources