Cuxton Community Infant School
Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Aldham Breary
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Primary First Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 268
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 141276
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634337720
About this school
Cuxton Community Infant School is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 257 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Cuxton Community Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cuxton Community Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 6.2% | 257 | — |
| Cuxton Community Junior School | 72% | 4.2% | 16.5% | 232 | 0.0 miles |
| The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) | 83% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 237 | 1.2 miles |
| Cedar Children's Academy | 57% | 5.1% | 30% | 627 | 1.5 miles |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants) | — | 6.2% | 28% | 303 | 1.5 miles |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors) | 56% | 5.5% | 40.3% | 343 | 1.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.21%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 9.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cuxton Community Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
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The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)1.2 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Cedar Children's Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Bligh Primary School (Infants)1.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
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Bligh Primary School (Juniors)1.5 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 Junior School Primary
- Delce Academy Primary
- Elaine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cuxton Community Infant School teach?
- Cuxton Community Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cuxton Community Infant School?
- The headteacher of Cuxton Community Infant School is Mrs Charlotte Aldham Breary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cuxton Community Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cuxton Community Infant 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 big is Cuxton Community Infant School?
- Cuxton Community Infant School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Cuxton Community Infant School full?
- Cuxton Community Infant School has capacity for 268 pupils and 257 on roll (96%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Cuxton Community Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cuxton Community Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cuxton Community Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cuxton Community Infant School?
- Cuxton Community Infant 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.
- What is Cuxton Community Infant School's absence rate?
- Cuxton Community Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cuxton Community Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cuxton Community Infant School. 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 15 July 2026.