St Margaret's Infant School

About St Margaret's Infant School

St Margaret’s Infant School is a state primary in Medway for children aged 3 to 7, and it’s currently running above its official capacity of 270 with 299 pupils on roll. That overspill is a practical signal of local demand, and the school’s admission data for the 2025/26 intake confirms it: 178 applications were received for just 71 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.51. Of those applicants, 66 put the school as their first preference, and 66 first-preference offers were made, meaning every family who wanted it most got a place. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 14.9%, which is worth noting against the national primary average of around 23% — so the intake here skews slightly more affluent than the national picture, though it’s not an outlier. The school is non-religious, mixed-gender, and has a nursery provision attached, so it draws from a broad local catchment. With a headteacher in Paula Fewtrell and a Good rating from Ofsted, it’s clearly a popular choice among Medway families.

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