Cedar Children's Academy
Cedar Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Tracey Baillie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 627
- URN
- 142817
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602105
About this school
Cedar Children's Academy is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 627 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cedar Children's Academy, 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 91 | 88 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 61% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 78% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 73% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 70% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Cedar Children's Academy 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 | 47% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 655 |
| 2024/25 | 652 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cedar Children's Academy compares
Cedar Children's Academy ranked 37th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.1% | 30% | 627 | — |
| Elaine Primary School | 70% | 7.3% | 53.8% | 270 | 0.3 miles |
| St Nicholas CEVC Primary School | — | 4.4% | 23% | 156 | 0.7 miles |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants) | — | 6.2% | 28% | 303 | 0.7 miles |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors) | 56% | 5.5% | 40.3% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Gordons Children's Academy, Junior | 65% | 5.1% | 33.1% | 263 | 0.8 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)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 10.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elaine Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Bligh Primary School (Infants)0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Bligh Primary School (Juniors)0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior0.8 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Cedar Children's Academy ranks 17th 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
- 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
- Elaine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cedar Children's Academy teach?
- Cedar Children's Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cedar Children's Academy?
- The headteacher of Cedar Children's Academy is Ms Tracey Baillie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cedar Children's Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cedar Children's Academy, 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 Cedar Children's Academy?
- Cedar Children's Academy has 627 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cedar Children's Academy full?
- Cedar Children's Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 627 on roll (100%), 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 Cedar Children's Academy a faith school?
- No. Cedar Children's Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Cedar Children's Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cedar Children's Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Cedar Children's Academy part of an academy trust?
- Cedar Children's Academy 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 Cedar Children's Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cedar Children's Academy compare with other schools in Medway?
- Cedar Children's Academy ranked 37th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cedar Children's Academy's absence rate?
- Cedar Children's Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cedar Children's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cedar Children's Academy'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.