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St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Katie Willis

corporate_fareTHE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onRochester, ME1 1YF

language Visit Website phone 1634843843

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Rochester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is an academy converter in Rochester, Medway, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE PILGRIM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 218 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 56 primaries in Medway and #343 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. 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

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%

Reading90% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 71%

Maths90% LA 69%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -1.3

-1.2 to 3.6

-2.4

Write

LA -0.6

-4.8 to -0.1

2.4

Maths

LA -1.5

0.1 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 2.6

-1.1

Write

LA -0.1

-3.3 to 1.1

0.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 79%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.8

-4.3 to 0.3

-3.9

Write

LA 0.1

-6.1 to -1.7

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-6.2 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-10-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 218 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)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	3	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	216	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	4	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	214	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 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils