All Faiths Children's Academy
Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4UF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Kershaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 138182
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602100
About this school
All Faiths Children's Academy is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected All Faiths Children's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 50% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 57% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 67% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 All Faiths Children's Academy 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 | 79% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Faiths Children's Academy compares
All Faiths Children's Academy ranked 35th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 225 | — |
| St Nicholas CEVC Primary School | — | 4.4% | 23% | 156 | 0.2 miles |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Junior | 65% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 263 | 0.3 miles |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Infant | — | 5.5% | 25.9% | 135 | 0.3 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | — | 3.9% | 16.7% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Temple Mill Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 237 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report25 June 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.22%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 13.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Temple Mill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
All Faiths Children's Academy ranks 15th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Rochester.
- 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
- Elaine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does All Faiths Children's Academy teach?
- All Faiths Children's Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the acting headteacher of All Faiths Children's Academy?
- The acting headteacher of All Faiths Children's Academy is Mr Andrew Kershaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has All Faiths Children's Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Faiths Children's Academy, 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 All Faiths Children's Academy?
- All Faiths Children's Academy has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is All Faiths Children's Academy full?
- All Faiths Children's Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 225 on roll (107%), 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 All Faiths Children's Academy a faith school?
- No. All Faiths Children's Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does All Faiths Children's Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records All Faiths Children's Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is All Faiths Children's Academy part of an academy trust?
- All Faiths Children's Academy is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does All Faiths Children's Academy have?
- The schools register lists All Faiths Children's Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have All Faiths Children's Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Faiths Children's Academy compare with other schools in Medway?
- All Faiths Children's Academy ranked 35th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Faiths Children's Academy's absence rate?
- All Faiths Children's Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Faiths Children's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Faiths Children's Academy'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.