St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Rochester · ME1 3EN
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 18 October 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
211 pupils · 100% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils (January 2026)
- Website
- www.stwilliamofperth.org.uk/
- URN
- 151929
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 36 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2025 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 18 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.20 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 36 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)
- Criterion not stated
- 92.71 m (≈0.06 mi)
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Rochester school admissions · Medway school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 50% (Medway 61%, England 60%) · Black African 17% (Medway 12%, England 5%) · Any other White background 10% (Medway 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Medway 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Medway 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Medway 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Medway 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Medway 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Medway 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Medway 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Medway 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Medway 1%, England 3%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,388; 8.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 40.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 11.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 40.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 52.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 83.8% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 2.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 13.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 29.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 5.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 33.2% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 9.9% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016132 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £300,000459 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £258,000–£360,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 7an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 13an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted