Higham Primary School
Community primary school in Rochester (Kent).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first11 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Gad's Hill School, 0.8 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gad's Hill SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 326 | - |
| Shorne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school) |
| Abbey Court Foundation Special SchoolCommunity special | 1.5 mi | Special | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2012) |
| Temple Mill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 237 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| Leigh Academy StroodAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,311 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| City of Rochester SchoolOther independent special | 1.9 mi | Special | 59 | - |
| Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 421 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants)Academy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 303 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors)Academy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 343 | Good, 2023 |
| Gordons Children's Academy, InfantAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 135 | Good, 2022 |
| Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 263 | Good, 2022 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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