Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Medway
Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1US
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/07/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
16.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
298
Capacity used
Has space67%
446 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
54 of 54 families who put it first got an offer
58
Places offered
133
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 54 | 54 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 32 | 3 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 133 | 57 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 1 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gregory Taylor
- Address
- Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1US
- Phone
- 01634471697
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Rochester West & Borstal · Rochester and Strood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149069
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
298 pupils · 446 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged 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 · 163 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.