Medway
Schools by level
Elementary 76 · High school 20 · Other / combined 7
At a glance
- Students
- 50,905 (2026)
- Schools
- 103
Official rating
Ofsted latest inspections (as at 2026-09-30)
- 103 state schools
- 9 with a report card (from Nov 2025)
- Single-word overall grade (inspections up to July 2024): Outstanding 4 · Good 33 · Requires improvement 1 · Inadequate 2
- 16 inspected without an overall grade (from Sept 2024)
- 1 schools with no inspection listed
Ofsted data as published (as at 2026-09-30). Overall grades changed from 2024, so England gets no stars.
Ofsted management information (state-funded schools, latest inspections)Check the zoned school for an address
Each address is zoned to specific schools. Confirm with the district's official lookup tool or office before you sign a lease.
Schools (103)
Official campus ratings are shown with their year. Use the address lookup to confirm zoning.
Elementary 76
All Faiths Children's Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 225
Good · 2025All Saints Church of England Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 343
School remains Good · 2024Balfour Infant School
Grades Ages 5–7 · Medway · Students 244
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Balfour Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 480
School remains Good · 2024Barnsole Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 609
Good · 2024Bligh Primary School (Infants)
Grades Ages 2–7 · Medway · Students 303
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Bligh Primary School (Juniors)
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 343
Good · 2023Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 460
School remains Good · 2024Burnt Oak Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 430
Good · 2022Byron Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 502
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Cedar Children's Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 627
Standards maintained · 2024Chattenden Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 203
Good · 2024Cliffe Woods Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 421
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Crest Infant School
Grades Ages 4–7 · Medway · Students 121
Standards maintained · 2025Cuxton Community Infant School
Grades Ages 2–7 · Medway · Students 257
Report card · 2026Cuxton Community Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 232
School remains Good · 2022Deanwood Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 238
School remains Good · 2024Delce Academy
Grades Ages 5–11 · Medway · Students 287
Good · 2024Elaine Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 270
Good · 2022English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 202
Good · 2023Fairview Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 670
Standards maintained · 2024Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Grades Ages 3–7 · Medway · Students 282
Report card · 2026Featherby Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 348
Good · 2022Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Grades Ages 5–7 · Medway · Students 135
Good · 2022Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 263
Good · 2022Greenvale Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 192
Good · 2023Halling Primary School
Grades Ages 5–11 · Medway · Students 391
Good · 2023Hempstead Infant School
Grades Ages 4–7 · Medway · Students 251
School remains Good · 2024Hempstead Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 371
School remains Good · 2024Hilltop Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 445
School remains Good · 2022Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 546
Good · 2024Horsted Infant School
Grades Ages 3–7 · Medway · Students 187
Good · 2023Horsted Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 250
School remains Good · 2023Kingfisher Community Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 208
Good · 2025Leigh Academy High Halstow
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 241
Outstanding · 2023Leigh Academy Peninsula East
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 230
Good · 2024Lordswood School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 409
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Luton Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 613
Good · 2023Maundene School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 385
Good · 2022Miers Court Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 417
Report card · 2026Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 597
Good · 2024New Horizons Children's Academy
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 618
School remains Good · 2022New Road Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 352
School remains Good · 2023Oaklands School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 444
School remains Good · 2023Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 372
Good · 2021Parkwood Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 476
Requires improvement · 2023Phoenix Primary School
Grades Ages 5–11 · Medway · Students 396
Good · 2023Riverside Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 453
Good · 2025Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 298
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Saxon Way Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 396
Standards maintained · 2025St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 189
School remains Good · 2024St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 205
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 182
Standards maintained · 2024St James Church of England Primary Academy
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 176
School remains Good · 2023St John's Church of England Infant School
Grades Ages 5–7 · Medway · Students 77
Good · 2024St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 216
Report card · 2026St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Grades Ages 7–11 · Medway · Students 363
School remains Good · 2023St Margaret's Infant School
Grades Ages 3–7 · Medway · Students 312
Improved significantly · 2025St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 450
Good · 2023St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 663
School remains Good · 2023St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 446
School remains Good · 2019St Nicholas CEVC Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 156
Graded, no overall grade · 2025St Peter's Infant School
Grades Ages 4–7 · Medway · Students 60
School remains Good · 2024St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 397
Graded, no overall grade · 2024St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 237
School remains Good · 2023St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 211
School remains Good · 2023Swingate Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 662
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next · 2024Temple Mill Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 237
School remains Good · 2024Thames View Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 459
Good · 2023The Academy of Woodlands
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 758
Graded, no overall grade · 2025The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 237
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 245
Good · 2023Wainscott Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 454
Good · 2024Walderslade Primary School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 235
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next · 2024Warren Wood Primary School
Grades Ages 3–11 · Medway · Students 458
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Wayfield Primary School
Grades Ages 2–11 · Medway · Students 428
Report card · 2025
High school 20
Brompton Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,399
Graded, no overall grade · 2024Chatham Grammar
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 948
School remains Good · 2023Fort Pitt Grammar School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,009
Outstanding · 2022Greenacre School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 747
Inadequate · 2023Holcombe Grammar School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,060
School remains Good · 2024Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Grades Ages 4–19 · Medway · Students 1,829
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next · 2024Leigh Academy Rainham
Grades Ages 11–19 · Medway · Students 964
Good · 2024Leigh Academy Strood
Grades Ages 11–19 · Medway · Students 1,311
Report card · 2026Maritime Academy
Grades Ages 11–19 · Medway · Students 736
Graded, no overall grade · 2025Rainham Mark Grammar School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,568
Good · 2022Rainham School for Girls
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,622
Report card · 2026Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,555
Outstanding · 2023St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,084
Graded, no overall grade · 2024The Howard School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,471
Report card · 2026The Robert Napier School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,048
Graded, no overall grade · 2024The Rochester Grammar School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,206
Good · 2023The Thomas Aveling School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,201
School remains Good · 2022The Victory Academy
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 1,213
Good · 2023Walderslade School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 697
Inadequate · 2023Waterfront UTC
Grades Ages 14–19 · Medway · Students 381
Good · 2023
Other / combined 7
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Grades Ages 3–19 · Medway · Students 236
School remains Outstanding · 2023Bradfields Academy
Grades Ages 4–19 · Medway · Students 452
School remains Outstanding · 2022Danecourt School
Grades Ages 4–11 · Medway · Students 291
Improved significantly · 2024INSPIRE Free Special School
Grades Ages 11–18 · Medway · Students 98
School remains Good · 2023Rivermead School
Grades Ages 4–16 · Medway · Students 163
School remains Good · 2024The Rowans
Grades Ages 5–16 · Medway · Students 54
Report card · 2025Will Adams Academy
Grades Ages 14–17 · Medway · Students 16
Standards maintained · 2024
Checklist before renting in this district
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Checked the assigned school for the exact address with the official lookup before signing
Source:Department for Education (GOV.UK) (checked 2026-10-31)
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ESL / ELL support
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Sources
- Ofsted management information: state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 20262026· Checked 2026-10-31
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