Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs 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
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- URN
- 140607
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602110
About this school
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 135 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gordons Children's Academy, Infant, 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Gordons Children's Academy, Infant has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gordons Children's Academy, Infant compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 25.9% | 135 | — |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Junior | 65% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 263 | 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)
- 25.87%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 18.26%
Location
Nearby schools
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Gordons Children's Academy, Junior0.0 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
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Elaine Primary School0.6 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 Gordons Children's Academy, Infant teach?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Gordons Children's Academy, Infant?
- The headteacher of Gordons Children's Academy, Infant is Mrs Nicola Youseman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gordons Children's Academy, Infant been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gordons Children's Academy, Infant, 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, Infant?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant has 135 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Gordons Children's Academy, Infant full?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant has capacity for 189 pupils and 135 on roll (71%), 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, Infant a faith school?
- No. Gordons Children's Academy, Infant has no designated religious character.
- Does Gordons Children's Academy, Infant have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gordons Children's Academy, Infant as having no nursery classes.
- Is Gordons Children's Academy, Infant part of an academy trust?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant 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 is Gordons Children's Academy, Infant's absence rate?
- Gordons Children's Academy, Infant's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Gordons Children's Academy, Infant publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gordons Children's Academy, Infant. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.