St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
King Street, Rochester, ME1 1YF
216 pupils · 103% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 20 July 2026. 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 | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“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 — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 35 | 124 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 37 | 117 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 34 | 119 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 51 | 112 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 42 | 95 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 35 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 28 | 86 | 29 |
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 Peter's Infant School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's Church of England Infant School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
- Balfour Junior School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 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.