Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Youseman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 140606
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602110
About this school
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gordons Children's Academy, Junior, 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 100 | 88 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 67% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 10% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 84% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 72% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 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 | 67% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gordons Children's Academy, Junior compares
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior ranked 30th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 | 65% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 263 | — |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Infant | — | 5.5% | 25.9% | 135 | 0.0 miles |
| St Nicholas CEVC Primary School | — | 4.4% | 23% | 156 | 0.2 miles |
| All Faiths Children's Academy | 61% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 225 | 0.3 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | — | 3.9% | 16.7% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| Elaine Primary School | 70% | 7.3% | 53.8% | 270 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.11%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 13.92%
Location
Nearby schools
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Gordons Children's Academy, Infant0.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
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St Nicholas CEVC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rochester
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All Faiths Children's Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Elaine Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior ranks 12th 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
- 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 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior teach?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Gordons Children's Academy, Junior?
- The headteacher of Gordons Children's Academy, Junior is Ms Nicola Youseman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gordons Children's Academy, Junior been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gordons Children's Academy, Junior, 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 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Gordons Children's Academy, Junior full?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior has capacity for 400 pupils and 263 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior a faith school?
- No. Gordons Children's Academy, Junior has no designated religious character.
- Does Gordons Children's Academy, Junior have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gordons Children's Academy, Junior as having no nursery classes.
- Is Gordons Children's Academy, Junior part of an academy trust?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior 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.
- How have Gordons Children's Academy, Junior'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 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gordons Children's Academy, Junior compare with other schools in Medway?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior ranked 30th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% 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 Gordons Children's Academy, Junior's absence rate?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Junior's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gordons Children's Academy, Junior's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gordons Children's Academy, Junior'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.