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Gordons Children's Academy, Infant

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Sponsored academy

Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 3HQ · gordonchildrensacademy.org.uk · 033 3360 2110

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
135
71% of 189 places
Local authority
Medway
Free school meals
19.3%
First language not English
34.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 26 (Places 41)26September 2023: 33 (Places 38)33September 2024: 25 (Places 30)25September 2025: 40 (Places 42)40September 2026: 47 (Places 49)47Places 49
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202649471100%
September 2025Sept 202542401100%
September 2024Sept 202430250.8100%
September 2023Sept 202338330.9100%
September 2022Sept 202241260.6100%

Ofsted

Gordons Children's Academy, Infant was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
27 Sept 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
100%
Replies
20
13% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲85% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 50% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 20% who had a child bullied

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