St James Church of England Primary Academy
High Street, Rochester, ME3 0BS
176 pupils · 84% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 May 2023, published 6 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 3.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Rose Street Primary School 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- West Minster Primary School 4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Richmond Primary School 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Queenborough School and Nursery 5.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Leigh Academy Peninsula East 5.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.