Cliffe Woods Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
View Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8UJ
Headteacher · Mr James Bernard
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils421Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 1 April 2025
TrustAletheia Academies Trust
Free school meals5.9%
Ofsted
Inspection on 1 April 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 Medway council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in MedwayApplications for September 2026
56 of the 62 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered60
Applications176
First choice62
First-choice offers56
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
- Chattenden Primary School1.5 mi
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe1.6 mi
- Wainscott Primary School1.9 mi
- Higham Primary School2.0 mi
- Temple Mill Primary School2.0 mi