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Crest Infant School

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personMrs Kerry Seales

location_onRochester, ME1 2QA

language Visit Website phone 1634844127

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

177

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Crest Infant School is a Community school primary school in Rochester, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Crest Infant School is a community school in Rochester, Medway, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 138 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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21 June 2016

Inspection Report

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04 June 2014

Inspection Report

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08 December 2010

Inspection Report

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17 October 2007

Inspection Report

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09 December 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 138 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	139	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	179	3	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	255	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	284	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	277	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	267	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	312	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils