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Temple Mill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Cliffe Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 3NL · templemill-that.org.uk · 01634 629079
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 237
- 27 over 210 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 77% 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 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 53 | 1.8▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132267)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Temple Mill Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132267), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 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 Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132267)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 49
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (33%) with SEND