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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Medway, ME8 9NPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
53%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 18 places
Ranking
#10,075
of 13,686 nationally

About St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a popular choice among Medway families, with 56 applications for just 18 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.11. Of those, 17 families put it as their first preference, and 17 offers were made to first-preference applicants. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 204 children against a capacity of 210. In its most recent ungraded inspection in February 2024, Ofsted confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held since at least its previous graded inspection in November 2013. The leadership and management were also rated Good, and the early years provision was rated Good in the 2009 inspection. While the Parent View data isn't available in this dataset, the high demand suggests strong local confidence.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressDeanwood Drive, Gillingham, Medway, ME8 9NP
HeadteacherLouise Prestidge
Local AuthorityMedway
Number of Pupils204
Free School Meals (FSM)14.7%
School Capacity204 / 210 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Feb 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Dec 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
GymnasiumSports HallSensory RoomDining HallPlaying FieldsForest SchoolArt StudiosMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

Cross CountryRoundersCricketTennisAthletics

Clubs & Activities

GardeningDramaFilm ClubArt ClubCodingChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.