Delce Academy
The Tideway, Rochester, ME1 2NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Julie North
- Sponsor
- Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 287
- URN
- 147769
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634845242
About this school
Delce Academy is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 287 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 103 | 93 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 68% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 70% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Delce 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 | 42% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Delce Academy compares
Delce Academy ranked 36th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 8.7% | 53.2% | 287 | — |
| Crest Infant School | — | 9.1% | 37.7% | 121 | 0.1 miles |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Balfour Infant School | — | 4.9% | 23.1% | 244 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Infant School | — | 6.6% | 39.4% | 60 | 0.4 miles |
| Balfour Junior School | 71% | 5.5% | 31.7% | 480 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.21%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.69%
- Persistent absence
- 28.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crest Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Balfour Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
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St Peter's Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Balfour Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Rochester
Delce Academy ranks 16th 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
- Elaine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Delce Academy teach?
- Delce Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Delce Academy?
- The headteacher of Delce Academy is Miss Julie North, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Delce Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Delce 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 big is Delce Academy?
- Delce Academy has 287 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Delce Academy full?
- Delce Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 287 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Delce Academy a faith school?
- No. Delce Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Delce Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Delce Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Delce Academy?
- Delce Academy is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Delce Academy have?
- The schools register lists Delce Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Delce Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Delce Academy rank locally?
- Delce Academy ranked 36th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Delce Academy's absence rate?
- Delce Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Delce Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Delce 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 10 July 2026.