Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Medway
Gordon Road, Rochester, ME2 3HQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
135
Capacity used
Has space71%
189 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
40 of 40 families who put it first got an offer
42
Places offered
94
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 40 | 40 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 29 | 2 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 94 | 42 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Youseman
- Address
- Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HQ
- Phone
- 03333602110
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Strood North & Frindsbury · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140607
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
135 pupils · 189 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 115 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Medway council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.