- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Gillingham (Medway) average, low absence.
94 first choices, 89 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 670
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Primary schools in Gillingham (Medway)
All 27 primary schools in Gillingham (Medway). Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
66 first choices, 69 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 597
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Gillingham, ME8 9NP · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
18 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.9%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 189
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Gillingham (Medway) average, low absence.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Chatham, ME4 3ST · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
68 first choices, 70 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 663
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Gillingham (Medway) average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1167%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 363
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
87 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 459
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
67 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 460
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Gillingham (Medway) average, low absence.
56 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 453
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
Met the standard at 1172%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 371
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Gillingham (Medway) average.
46 first choices, 49 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 450
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results below the Gillingham (Medway) average.
49 first choices, 55 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.2%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Gillingham (Medway) average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1164%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 348
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results above the Gillingham (Medway) average.
68 first choices, 72 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 758
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Gillingham (Medway) average, high absence.
32 first choices, 33 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 396
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Gillingham (Medway) average.
26 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1128%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 238
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Gillingham (Medway) average.
56 first choices, 56 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 502
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Gillingham (Medway) average.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 372
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Gillingham (Medway) average.
50 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1146%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.3%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 430
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
Results below the Gillingham (Medway) average, low absence.
50 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 476
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Gillingham (Medway) average, high absence.
61 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 609
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Gillingham (Medway) average, high absence.
24 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Gillingham (Medway) 61%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 245
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.0
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.1%
- Pupils
- 291
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.2
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Gillingham, ME8 6PD · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 7
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
No published results yet.
63 first choices, 70 offers made
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 6.5%Gillingham (Medway) 5.6%
- Pupils
- 282
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Primary schools27including 2 special
- Met the standard at 1161.4%England 62%
- Good or Outstanding95%of graded schools · England 94.8%
- Faith schools5 of 273 Catholic, 2 Church of England
- With a nursery class17take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals25.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Gillingham (Medway)'s primary schools spread out
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Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Gillingham (Medway)
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 6 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 21
- Good: 20 of 21
- Requires improvement: 1 of 21
- Inadequate: 0 of 21
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Gillingham (Medway)
Some are faith schools.
5 of the 27 primary schools in Gillingham (Medway) have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
17 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Gillingham (Medway), explained
There are 27 primary schools in Gillingham (Medway), teaching 11,002 children. 6 are run by the council and 21 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special schools.
95% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
61.4% of pupils in Gillingham (Medway) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 84%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
25.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,856 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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How many primary schools are in Gillingham (Medway)?
There are 27 primary schools in Gillingham (Medway), including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Gillingham (Medway)?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Gillingham (Medway) on Eduscope are Fairview Community Primary School, Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy and St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are primary schools in Gillingham (Medway) ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Gillingham (Medway) perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Gillingham (Medway), 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Gillingham (Medway) primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Gillingham (Medway) is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Gillingham (Medway)?
When choosing a primary school in Gillingham (Medway), consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 27 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.