Councils · England · Medway
Schools in Medway, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 77 primary, 20 secondary — with Medway’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Medway's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Medway's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN MEDWAY
Find your shortlist.
All 113 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 77
All Faiths Children's Academy
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Balfour Infant School
Ofsted · Not judged
Balfour Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Barnsole Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bligh Primary School (Infants)
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bligh Primary School (Juniors)
Ofsted · Good
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Burnt Oak Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Byron Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Cedar Children's Academy
Ofsted · Good
Chattenden Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cliffe Woods Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crest Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Cuxton Community Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Cuxton Community Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Deanwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Delce Academy
Ofsted · Good
Elaine Primary School
Ofsted · Good
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fairview Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Featherby Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Ofsted · Good
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Ofsted · Good
Greenvale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Halling Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hempstead Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Hempstead Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Hilltop Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
Ofsted · Good
Horsted Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Horsted Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Kingfisher Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy High Halstow
Ofsted · Outstanding
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Peninsula East
Ofsted · Good
Lordswood School
Ofsted · Good
Luton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Maundene School
Ofsted · Good
Miers Court Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Ofsted · Good
New Horizons Children's Academy
Ofsted · Good
New Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Oaklands School
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Ofsted · Good
Parkwood Primary School
Not judged yet
Phoenix Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
Saxon Way Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe
Ofsted · Good
St James Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St John's Church of England Infant School
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Infant School
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Not judged yet
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Peter's Infant School
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Not judged yet
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Not judged yet
Swingate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Temple Mill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thames View Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Academy of Woodlands
Ofsted · Good
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)
Ofsted · Outstanding
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Wainscott Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Walderslade Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Warren Wood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wayfield Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Secondary · 20
Brompton Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Chatham Grammar
Ofsted · Good
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Greenacre School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Holcombe Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Rainham
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Academy Strood
Ofsted · Good
Maritime Academy
Not judged yet
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Rainham School for Girls
Ofsted · Good
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ofsted · Not judged
The Howard School
Ofsted · Good
The Robert Napier School
Ofsted · Not judged
The Rochester Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
The Thomas Aveling School
Ofsted · Good
The Victory Academy
Ofsted · Good
Walderslade School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Waterfront UTC
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 17
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Alchemy School
Ofsted · Good
Blue Skies School
Ofsted · Good
Bradfields Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
City of Rochester School
Ofsted · Good
Danecourt School
Ofsted · Good
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Ofsted · Good
INSPIRE Free Special School
Ofsted · Good
King's School, Rochester
Not judged yet
MidKent College
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Restore
Not judged yet
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade
Not judged yet
Ripplevale School Rochester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rivermead School
Ofsted · Good
Rochester Independent College
Not judged yet
Sports Connect
Not judged yet
St Andrew's School (Rochester)
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Medway.
If you live in Medway, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Medway secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Medway often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.