Miers Court Primary School

About Miers Court Primary School

Miers Court Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 180 applications for just 57 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.16. That means more than three families applied for every available spot, and all 50 first-preference applicants were offered a place. While the school does not publish a formal parent satisfaction score, this level of demand is a strong signal that families in Medway rate it highly. The school is a mixed, state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character. It is led by headteacher Lindsay Fordyce and currently has 422 pupils on roll, just two over its official capacity of 420. Around 16.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

Academically, Miers Court performs around the middle of the pack in Medway. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Medway local authority average of 62%, and places the school 47th out of 55 primary schools in the area. Looking at individual subjects, reading was the strongest area, with 70% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 23% achieving a higher score. Writing followed at 73% expected and 9% higher, while maths was weaker at 53% expected and 13% higher. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 101 in maths. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2021, confirmed it remains Good, matching its previous graded inspection from 2015. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, ICT suite, dining hall and chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, swimming, netball, cross country, rounders and dance, while extracurricular clubs include drama, book club, choir, coding, chess and art club. For families with children who have additional needs, Miers Court has a broad SEND offer, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form. Given its oversubscription rate, families applying here should definitely put it as a first preference. It will suit those who value a strong primary experience with good pastoral and SEND support, even if its academic outcomes are not the strongest in the local authority.

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