The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Warwick Crescent, Borstal, Rochester, ME1 3LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Parry
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 143832
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634975555
About this school
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is a Church of England 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 87% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 93% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 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 | 83% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) compares
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) ranked 2nd of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 237 | — |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Infant School | — | 6.6% | 39.4% | 60 | 1.0 miles |
| Delce Academy | 60% | 8.7% | 53.2% | 287 | 1.1 miles |
| Cedar Children's Academy | 57% | 5.1% | 30% | 627 | 1.1 miles |
| Crest Infant School | — | 9.1% | 37.7% | 121 | 1.1 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)
- 21.36%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 11.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
St Peter's Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Delce Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Cedar Children's Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Crest Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) ranks 1st 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 The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) teach?
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)?
- The headteacher of The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is Mrs Rebecca Parry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery), 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 The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)?
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) full?
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 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 The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) a faith school?
- Yes. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Does The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)?
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is part of THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) rank locally?
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) ranked 2nd of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)'s absence rate?
- The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)'s overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)'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.