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St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Island Way West, St Mary's Island, Chatham ME4 3ST · st-marys-island-cofe-primary-school.co.uk · 01634 891050
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 663
- 33 over 630 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
- First language not English
- 27.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 70 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 70 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 78 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Medway it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 99
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (27%) with SEND