The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Gordon Road
 Strood
 Rochester
 Kent ME2 3HQ
Telephone: 0333 360 2110

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
History: This school arose from Gordon Junior School
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Nicola Youseman (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Kirstie Jones
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 14.8 / 7.08
Non-teaching Staff*: 9.96
Number of pupils: 263
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.8
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 32.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.5% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 50.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Medway
Constituency: Rochester and Strood
Electoral Ward: Strood North & Frindsbury
School Number: 8872009

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 27th September 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Gordons Children's Academy, Infant (0.0km) show on map
  2. St Nicholas CEVC Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  3. All Faiths Children's Academy (0.4km) show on map
  4. Abbey Court Foundation Special School (0.9km) show on map
  5. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Forward2 Employment Limited (1.0km) show on map
  7. Temple Mill Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Maritime Academy (1.0km) show on map
  9. Elaine Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Hilltop Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  11. Cedar Children's Academy (1.2km) show on map
  12. Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary... (1.4km) show on map
  13. King's School, Rochester (1.4km) show on map
  14. Leigh Academy Strood (1.5km) show on map
  15. St Andrew's School (Rochester) (1.8km) show on map
  16. Bligh Primary School (Juniors) (1.8km) show on map
  17. Bligh Primary School (Infants) (1.8km) show on map
  18. Wainscott Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  19. St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Con... (2.0km) show on map
  20. Rochester Independent College (2.2km) show on map
  21. Ripplevale School Rochester (2.3km) show on map
  22. Gad's Hill School (2.5km) show on map
  23. St Peter's Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  24. Fort Pitt Grammar School (2.8km) show on map
  25. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School (2.8km) show on map
  26. St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  27. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Prima... (2.9km) show on map
  28. Higham Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  29. St John's Church of England Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  30. The Rochester Grammar School (3.2km) show on map
  31. St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School (3.2km) show on map
  32. Delce Academy (3.3km) show on map
  33. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (3.3km) show on map
  34. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  35. Blue Skies School (3.6km) show on map
  36. Crest Infant School (3.6km) show on map
  37. Chattenden Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  38. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Pr... (3.6km) show on map
  39. Cuxton Community Junior School (3.7km) show on map
  40. Cuxton Community Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  41. Balfour Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  42. Medway Secure Training Centre (3.7km) show on map
  43. Balfour Junior School (3.7km) show on map
  44. MidKent College (3.8km) show on map
  45. New Road Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  46. Phoenix Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  47. Greenvale Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  48. All Saints Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  49. The Thomas Aveling School (4.0km) show on map
  50. Brompton Academy (4.0km) show on map
  51. Oasis Academy Skinner Street (4.2km) show on map
  52. Warren Wood Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  53. Cliffe Woods Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  54. City of Rochester School (4.2km) show on map
  55. Waterfront UTC (4.2km) show on map
  56. Holcombe Grammar School (4.2km) show on map
  57. Shorne Church of England Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  58. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service (4.3km) show on map
  59. Burnt Oak Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  60. New Horizons Children's Academy (4.5km) show on map
  61. The Victory Academy (4.5km) show on map
  62. Byron Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  63. Cobham Hall (4.8km) show on map
  64. Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy (4.9km) show on map
  65. Alchemy School (4.9km) show on map
  66. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  67. Luton Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  68. Rivermead School (5.0km) show on map
  69. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (5.0km) show on map
  70. Saxon Way Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  71. Chatham Grammar (5.0km) show on map
  72. Barnsole Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  73. Wayfield Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  74. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough (5.3km) show on map
  75. Bradfields Academy (5.5km) show on map
  76. INSPIRE Free Special School (5.5km) show on map
  77. The Rowans (5.5km) show on map
  78. Medway Green School (5.5km) show on map
  79. The Robert Napier School (5.6km) show on map
  80. Horsted Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  81. Horsted Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  82. PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade (5.8km) show on map
  83. Walderslade School (5.8km) show on map
  84. The Academy of Woodlands (5.8km) show on map
  85. Kingfisher Community Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  86. Will Adams Academy (5.9km) show on map
  87. Greenacre School (6.0km) show on map
  88. Cobham Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  89. Maundene School (6.1km) show on map
  90. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  91. Oaklands School (6.2km) show on map
  92. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Volunt... (6.3km) show on map
  93. St Helen's Church of England Primary School, ... (6.5km) show on map
  94. Danecourt School (6.5km) show on map
  95. Featherby Junior School (6.6km) show on map
  96. Halling Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  97. Featherby Infant and Nursery School (6.6km) show on map
  98. Thamesview School (6.7km) show on map
  99. Walderslade Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  100. Tymberwood Academy (7.1km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Related Schools*
Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. Springfield Junior School, Ipswich
  2. Herringthorpe Junior School, Rotherham
  3. Abbey CofE Academy, Daventry
  4. Balfour Junior School, Chatham
  5. Coppice Academy, Solihull
  6. Boughton Leigh Junior School, Rugby
  7. Victoria Park Junior School, Manchester
  8. Kettering Park Junior Academy
  9. St Stephen's Junior School, Canterbury
  10. Summerhill Academy, Bristol
  11. Danesholme Junior Academy, Corby
  12. Fernhurst Junior School, Southsea
  13. Wenlock CofE Academy, Luton
  14. Merton Junior School, Basingstoke
  15. St. Joseph's CofE Junior School, Chichester
  16. Hollybrook Junior School, Southampton
  17. Colman Junior School, Norwich
  18. Whybridge Junior School, Rainham
  19. North Borough Junior School, Maidstone
  20. Brookland Junior School, Waltham Cross
  21. Field End Junior School, Ruislip
  22. Humberstone Junior School, Leicester
  23. Farley Junior Academy, Luton
  24. William Martin Church of England Junior School, Harlow
  25. William Austin Junior School, Luton
  26. Knowsley Junior School, Oldham
  27. Godwin Junior School, London
  28. Diss Church of England Junior Academy
  29. Langtons Junior Academy, Hornchurch
  30. Kingsway Junior School, Watford
  31. Angel Road Junior School, Norwich
  32. Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, D...
  33. Heronsgate School, Milton Keynes
  34. Oak Hill Academy West London, Feltham
  35. Watton Junior School, Thetford
  36. Queen's Church of England Academy, Nuneaton
  37. St Michael's Primary School, Reading
  38. St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School, Aldershot
  39. Eastover Primary School, Bridgwater
  40. St Michael's VA Junior School, Norwich
  41. Bedford Road Primary Academy
  42. Thomas Harding Junior School, Chesham
  43. Rokesly Junior School, London
  44. Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
  45. Gayton Junior School, Derby
  46. Falconer's Hill Academy, Daventry
  47. George White Junior School, Norwich
  48. Crownfield Junior School, Romford
  49. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School, Swindon
  50. Kings Furlong Junior School, Basingstoke
  51. Bushfield School, Milton Keynes
  52. Oakridge Junior School, Basingstoke
  53. Chester Park Junior School, Bristol
  54. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, London
  55. Holtsmere End Junior School, Hemel Hempstead
  56. The Alderton Junior School, Loughton
  57. Admirals Academy, Thetford
  58. St Laurences CofE Primary School, Coventry
  59. Oakdale Junior School, London
  60. Grange Community Junior School, Farnborough
  61. Ravensdale Junior School, Derby
  62. Birchwood Avenue Primary School, Hatfield
  63. Scargill Junior School, Rainham
  64. Bedonwell Junior School, Belvedere
  65. Brunswick House Primary School, Maidstone
  66. Winklebury Junior School, Basingstoke
  67. Brinkley Grove Primary School, Colchester
  68. Thorpe Acre Junior School, Loughborough
  69. Strand-on-the-Green Junior School, London
  70. Hall Green Junior School, Birmingham
  71. Colmore Junior School, Birmingham
  72. Loughton School, Milton Keynes
  73. Barnes Junior School, Sunderland
  74. Coteford Junior School, Pinner
  75. St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School, Derby
  76. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley, Chester le Street
  77. South View Junior School, Basingstoke
  78. St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby
  79. Manor Junior School, Farnborough
  80. Brushwood Junior School, Chesham
  81. Belvedere Junior School
  82. Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School
  83. Park Junior School, Wellingborough
  84. Church Hill Church of England Junior School, Leicester
  85. Victoria Road Primary School, Ashford
  86. St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School, Wisbech
  87. Byron Primary School, Gillingham
  88. Peartree Primary School, Welwyn Garden City
  89. Highfields Primary School, Rowley Regis
  90. Geoffrey Field Junior School, Reading
  91. Abbotsweld Primary Academy, Harlow
  92. Holy Trinity CofE Junior School, Wallington
  93. Burnt Ash Primary School, Bromley
  94. Bligh Primary School (Juniors), Rochester
  95. Hawthorn Tree School, Boston
  96. St Thomas Primary School, Exeter
  97. Westbrook Old Hall Primary School, Warrington
  98. Royal Rise Primary School, Tonbridge
  99. St George's Church of England Primary School, Stockport
  100. Rose Hill Primary, Ipswich
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |