The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
About The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
The Pilgrim School, a Church of England primary with nursery in Medway, received an Outstanding rating across all graded areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025. Inspectors judged the quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all as Outstanding. This places the school among just four Outstanding primaries in the Medway local authority, which contains 76 primary schools in total. On the most telling academic metric, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure towers above the Medway local authority average of 62%, and it ranks the school first in the LA, second out of 55 primaries, and in the top 5% nationally. The school also sits in the top 4% of primaries across the South East region.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 60 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
7 Jan 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 4 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
8Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:45
Source: thepilgrimschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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