Cliffe Woods Primary School
View Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8UJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Bernard
- Sponsor
- Aletheia Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 421
- URN
- 136859
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634220822
About this school
Cliffe Woods Primary School is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 421 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cliffe Woods Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 62% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 82% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Cliffe Woods 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 | 72% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cliffe Woods Primary School compares
Cliffe Woods Primary School ranked 43rd of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% 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 | 53% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 421 | — |
| Chattenden Primary School | 69% | 7.5% | 34.6% | 203 | 1.5 miles |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe | 71% | 5.9% | 20.1% | 182 | 1.6 miles |
| Wainscott Primary School | 48% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 454 | 1.9 miles |
| Higham Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 13.7% | 210 | 2.0 miles |
| Temple Mill Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 237 | 2.0 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)
- 5.92%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 6.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chattenden Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe1.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Wainscott Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Higham Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Temple Mill Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Cliffe Woods Primary School ranks 20th of the 25 ranked primary 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
- Crest Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Junior School Primary
- Delce Academy Primary
- Elaine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cliffe Woods Primary School teach?
- Cliffe Woods Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cliffe Woods Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cliffe Woods Primary School is Mr James Bernard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cliffe Woods Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cliffe Woods Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cliffe Woods Primary School?
- Cliffe Woods Primary School has 421 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cliffe Woods Primary School full?
- Cliffe Woods Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 421 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cliffe Woods Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cliffe Woods Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cliffe Woods Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cliffe Woods Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cliffe Woods Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cliffe Woods Primary School is part of ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cliffe Woods Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cliffe Woods Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Cliffe Woods Primary School ranked 43rd of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cliffe Woods Primary School's absence rate?
- Cliffe Woods Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cliffe Woods Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cliffe Woods 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 1 July 2026.