Cuxton Community Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Medway
Bush Road, Rochester, ME2 1EY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
9.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
257
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
268 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
59 of 65 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
111
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 65 | 59 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 14 | 1 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 111 | 60 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (4 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Aldham Breary
- Address
- Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EY
- Phone
- 01634337720
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Cuxton, Halling & Riverside · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141276
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 6% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
257 pupils · 268 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 120 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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.