Primary school

Crest Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–7
  • Mixed
  • Medway
  • ME1 2QA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2016

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · South East 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · South East 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
38 of 38 who put it first2014 · 90.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3838
2nd406
3rd162

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026121
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.7%
First language not English31.9%
SEN support29.7%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.1%
Persistently absent pupils28.7%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

44.8% full · 270 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 16 responses (11.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 56.3% not applicable42.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18.8% not applicable84.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing93.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school81.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adult7.8
  • Classroom teachers 6.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.2
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 8.3 FTE · Whole workforce 19 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,361
Spend per pupil£10,554
Staff spend per pupil£7,774
Reserve per pupil£1,553
  • +£187,948revenue reserve
  • +£97,683in-year balance

Grants £11,095 · self-generated £266 · premises £632 per pupil