English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4JA
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Catherine Thacker
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 118766
- Local authority
- Medway
About this school
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rochester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 73% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.6% | 19.4% | 206 | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | — | 3.9% | 16.7% | 202 | 0.0 miles |
| Hilltop Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 19.2% | 445 | 0.3 miles |
| All Faiths Children's Academy | 61% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 225 | 0.4 miles |
| Temple Mill Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 237 | 0.4 miles |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Junior | 65% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 263 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.4%
- English as an additional language
- 24.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Hilltop Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
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All Faiths Children's Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Temple Mill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior0.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primary
- Balfour Infant School Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary
- Burham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cedar Children's Academy Primary
- Chattenden Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Primary
- Crest Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Junior School Primary
- Delce Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School teach?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Rochester.
- Has English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School had 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 September 2024.