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St John's Church of England Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
4 New Street, 4 New Street, Chatham ME4 6RH · stjohns.medway.sch.uk · 01634 844135
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 77
- 86% of 90 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 58.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 8 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 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
St John's Church of England Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 11
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied