# The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)

The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is a primary school in Medway, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143832. [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 237
- Council: Medway
- URN: 143832

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils at The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Medway and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-perth-roman-catholic-primary-school-e151929): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023
- [Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-joseph-williamsons-mathematical-school-e136662): 1.3 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 69.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Rochester Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rochester-grammar-school-e136313): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 67.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Peter's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-infant-school-e118576): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Delce Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delce-academy-e147769): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cedar Children's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-childrens-academy-e142817): 1.8 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143832)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143832)

## How to cite

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