Primary schools1 · best KS2 results first
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Schools in Hoo St Werburgh · DfE, Ofsted
Hoo St Werburgh’s state schools trail 82% of towns in England on results
57% of Hoo St Werburgh’s primary pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, below both Kent’s towns (62%) and towns in England (62%). 2 state-funded schools are located in Hoo St Werburgh’s built-up area. Hoo St Werburgh grades C− for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #69 of 87 in Kent. Ofsted is shown, not graded.
State schools
2
2 primary, 1 secondary
Reading, writing & maths
57%
meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25
England’s schools: 62%
Attainment 8
42.3
GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
35%
a strong pass in both · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47%
Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.
What stands out about Hoo St Werburgh’s schools
Below England at both ages
Hoo St Werburgh’s secondary results beat 19% of English towns; its primary results beat 28%. 57% of the town’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 61% across Medway. Every school’s result ↓
Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.
School Grade
Hoo St Werburgh grades C− for schools
Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.
Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (57% meet the standard)Better than 28% of towns in England
Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (42.3 and 35%)Better than 19% of towns in England
The primary figure: 2 primaries in the town, 313 pupils in results over three years. Hoo St Werburgh has 1 secondary of its own with GCSE results, too few to judge on, so the secondary figure uses the 1 graded secondary in and within 3 km of the town (244 pupils in results). Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.
Map
Where Hoo St Werburgh’s 2 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Hoo St Werburgh’s built-up area.
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PrimarySecondary (named)Special, nursery, 16–19Size: pupilsABCDNo letter
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Getting a place
How school places work in Hoo St Werburgh
Medway Council handles applications for every state school in Hoo St Werburgh, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.
Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.
Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work
How full each school is
Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 1 school is at or over it.
Hoo St Werburgh School and the Marlborough incl. nursery104%
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo96%
DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.
The schools
2 state schools in Hoo St Werburgh
Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.
Letters of Hoo St Werburgh’s schoolsA 0B 0C 2D 0
All-through schools1 · primary and secondary in one
Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspections
Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 0 of Hoo St Werburgh’s 2 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.
After 16
Where Hoo St Werburgh’s teenagers go at 16
In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.
The state secondary in Hoo St Werburgh has its own sixth form. The nearest college is MidKent College, a further-education college 2.2 miles away.
Secondaries with a sixth form
1 of 1
state schools in Hoo St Werburgh
Colleges within 12 miles
3
nearest: MidKent College
Grammar schools in Medway
6
selective state secondaries
| College | Distance |
|---|---|
| MidKent CollegeFurther-education college · ME7 1FN | 2.2 mi |
| USP CollegeFurther-education college · SS7 1TW | 9.7 mi |
| South Essex College of Further and Higher EducationFurther-education college · SS1 1ND | 10.3 mi |
Towns its size
361st of 437 English towns of 6,000 to 12,000
Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns either side of Hoo St Werburgh, and the top and bottom of the group.
| # | Town | Schools | KS2 | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ E&M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdon Greater Manchester | A+ | 83% | 78.4 | 99% |
| … | |||||
| 357 | Oswaldtwistle Lancashire | C− | 59% | 41.2 | 35% |
| 358 | Swanage Dorset | C− | 58% | 43.1 | 34% |
| 359 | East Cowes Isle of Wight | C− | 52% | 42.5 | 44% |
| 360 | Hornsea East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 55% | 43 | 37% |
| 361 | Hoo St Werburgh Kent | C− | 57% | 42.3 | 35% |
| 362 | Bordon Hampshire | C− | 44% | 44.2 | 46% |
| 363 | Filey North Yorkshire | C− | 54% | 38.9 | 48% |
| 364 | Shefford Bedfordshire | C− | 50% | 44.9 | 41% |
| 365 | Okehampton Devon | C− | 41% | 45.3 | 43% |
| … | |||||
| 437 | Freshwater and Totland Isle of Wight | D− | 39% | — | — |
Neighbours
Hoo St Werburgh and the places around it
Coloured by School Grade.
ChattendenHigh HalstowCliffe WoodsGillinghamCliffeRochesterHighamHoo St Werburgh
| Town | Schools | KS2 | Att. 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoo St Werburgh 2 schools | C− | 57% | 42.3 |
| Chattenden 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.2 mi | C | 59% | 42.3 |
| High Halstow 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 1.9 mi | C | 61% | 42.3 |
| Cliffe Woods 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 2.7 mi | C | 58% | — |
| Gillingham 34 schools · 3.5 mi | C | 59% | 44.9 |
| Cliffe 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.6 mi | B+ | 65% | — |
| Rochester 27 schools · 3.8 mi | B+ | 59% | 54.5 |
| Higham 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 4.4 mi | C− | 60% | 43.7 |
Cliffe has the best-graded schools nearby (B+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
- Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Hoo St Werburgh: 6% (England’s average school: 8%).
- Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
- Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
- Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
- Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
- Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
- Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.
Questions about schools in Hoo St Werburgh
Are schools in Hoo St Werburgh good?
Hoo St Werburgh’s state schools earn a C− against schools across England: primary results beat 28% of towns in England; secondary results beat 19% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Medway council.
What is the best primary school in Hoo St Werburgh?
On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo: 72% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.
Do Hoo St Werburgh secondary schools have sixth forms?
Yes, it has one.
How do I apply for a school place in Hoo St Werburgh?
Through Medway Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).
How many schools in Hoo St Werburgh are full?
1 of 2 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.
How many state schools are in Hoo St Werburgh?
2 open state-funded schools are located in Hoo St Werburgh’s built-up area: 2 primary, 1 secondary and -1 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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