1
Barnsole Primary School
Gillingham • Kent • ME7 2JG
2
29 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Gillingham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Gillingham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
24
Outstanding
0
Good
22
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 100% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Gillingham • Kent • ME7 3JY
2
13 Mar 2024
3
Thames View Primary School
Gillingham • Kent • ME8 7DX
2
10 Jul 2023
4
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Gillingham • Kent • ME8 6JS
2
10 Jul 2023
5
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Gillingham • Kent • ME7 1YH
2
18 Jun 2023
6
Featherby Junior School
Gillingham • Kent • ME8 6BT
2
21 Sep 2022
7
Burnt Oak Primary School
Gillingham • Kent • ME7 1LS
2
12 Jul 2022
8
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Gillingham • Kent • ME7 1LG
2
17 Nov 2021
9
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Gillingham • Kent • ME7 4HG
2
28 Jan 2020
10
Riverside Primary School
Gillingham • Kent • ME8 8ET
2
11 Dec 2019
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Hempstead Infant School 2 • Oct 2018
- Saxon Way Primary School 2 • Jul 2016
- Fairview Community Primary School 2 • Jun 2015
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 2 • Mar 2015
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School 2 • Mar 2014
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 2 • Jan 2014
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 2 • Dec 2013
- Hempstead Junior School 2 • Nov 2013
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School 2 • Apr 2013
- Deanwood Primary School 2 • Oct 2012