Temple Mill Primary School
Cliffe Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Willson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Howard Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 142394
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634629079
About this school
Temple Mill Primary School is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 237 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, 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 | 29 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 59% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 75% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 72% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 69% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Temple Mill Primary 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 | 57% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Temple Mill Primary School compares
Temple Mill Primary School ranked 28th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 | 66% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 237 | — |
| Hilltop Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 19.2% | 445 | 0.3 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | — | 3.9% | 16.7% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| All Faiths Children's Academy | 61% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Junior | 65% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 263 | 0.6 miles |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Infant | — | 5.5% | 25.9% | 135 | 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)
- 21.92%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hilltop Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
All Faiths Children's Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior0.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant0.6 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Temple Mill Primary School ranks 11th 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 year groups does Temple Mill Primary School teach?
- Temple Mill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Temple Mill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Temple Mill Primary School is Mrs Nicola Willson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Temple Mill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Temple Mill Primary 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 Temple Mill Primary School?
- Temple Mill Primary School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Temple Mill Primary School full?
- Temple Mill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 237 on roll (113%), 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 Temple Mill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Temple Mill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Temple Mill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Temple Mill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Temple Mill Primary School?
- Temple Mill Primary School is part of THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Temple Mill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Temple Mill Primary School rank locally?
- Temple Mill Primary School ranked 28th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 Temple Mill Primary School's absence rate?
- Temple Mill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Temple Mill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Temple Mill Primary 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 2 July 2026.