Higham Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL
Headteacher · Mrs Catherine Grattan
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Key facts
Pupils210Capacity 210
OfstedGoodInspected 24 January 2024
Free school meals11.9%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 24 January 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Kent council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in KentApplications for September 2026
All 18 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered21
Applications62
First choice18
First-choice offers18
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Shorne Church of England Primary School1.4 mi
- Temple Mill Primary School1.8 mi
- Cliffe Woods Primary School2.0 mi
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors)2.0 mi
- Bligh Primary School (Infants)2.0 mi