St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Canon Close, Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME1 3EN
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by St William of Perth Roman 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
- Mr James Willis
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 118775
- Local authority
- Medway
About this school
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rochester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St William of Perth Roman 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 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 68% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 77% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 74% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 St William of Perth Roman 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 | 58% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4% | 9.6% | 208 | — |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's Infant School | — | 6.6% | 39.4% | 60 | 0.3 miles |
| Delce Academy | 60% | 8.7% | 53.2% | 287 | 0.4 miles |
| Crest Infant School | — | 9.1% | 37.7% | 121 | 0.4 miles |
| Balfour Infant School | — | 4.9% | 23.1% | 244 | 0.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.62%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 7.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
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St Peter's Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Delce Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Crest Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Balfour Infant School0.7 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 year groups does St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School teach?
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Rochester.
- Has St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St William of Perth Roman 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 big is St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School?
- St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School had 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St William of Perth Roman 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 31 August 2025.