Cuxton Community Junior School
Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Aldham Breary
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Primary First Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 141224
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634337720
About this school
Cuxton Community Junior School is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cuxton Community Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 53 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 70% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Cuxton Community Junior 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 | 70% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cuxton Community Junior School compares
Cuxton Community Junior School ranked 13th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.2% | 16.5% | 232 | — |
| Cuxton Community Infant School | — | 4.3% | 6.2% | 257 | 0.0 miles |
| The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) | 83% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 237 | 1.3 miles |
| Cedar Children's Academy | 57% | 5.1% | 30% | 627 | 1.5 miles |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants) | — | 6.2% | 28% | 303 | 1.6 miles |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors) | 56% | 5.5% | 40.3% | 343 | 1.6 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)
- 16.45%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 8.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cuxton Community Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
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The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)1.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Cedar Children's Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Bligh Primary School (Infants)1.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Bligh Primary School (Juniors)1.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Cuxton Community Junior School ranks 5th 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
- Delce Academy Primary
- Elaine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cuxton Community Junior School teach?
- Cuxton Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cuxton Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Cuxton Community Junior School is Mrs Charlotte Aldham Breary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cuxton Community Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cuxton Community Junior 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 Cuxton Community Junior School?
- Cuxton Community Junior School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Cuxton Community Junior School full?
- Cuxton Community Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 232 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cuxton Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Cuxton Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cuxton Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cuxton Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cuxton Community Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Cuxton Community Junior School is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cuxton Community Junior 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 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cuxton Community Junior School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Cuxton Community Junior School ranked 13th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cuxton Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Cuxton Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cuxton Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cuxton Community Junior 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.