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Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Gas House Road, Rochester ME1 1US · rrcoe.medway.sch.uk · 01634 471697
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 298
- 67% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 81% 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 | 59 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 24 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Jul 2025
- 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 |
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 74
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (35%) with SEND