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Cedar Children's Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Cedar Road, Strood, Rochester ME2 2JP · cedarchildrensacademy.org.uk · 033 3360 2105
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 627
- 100% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 66 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 | 66 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 72 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 81 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118457)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Cedar Children's Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118457), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
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 Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118457)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 51
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (33%) with SEND