St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Medway
Romany Road, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
8.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
237
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
30 of 36 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
81
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 36 | 30 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 81 | 30 | 37% |
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vicki-Louise Gallagher
- Address
- Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
- Phone
- 01634234677
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Twydall · Gillingham and Rainham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150466
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
237 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 185 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
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.