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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 13 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 3 December 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry191 applications · 69 places offered · 66 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Medway median median 2.5
- 2025 2.9; Medway median median 2.8
- 2024 3.2; Medway median median 2.8
- 2023 3.3; Medway median median 2.2
- 2022 2.9; Medway median median 2.2
- 2021 2.9; Medway median median 2.1
- 2020 1.8; Medway median median 2.1
- 2019 2.2; Medway median median 2.2
- 2018 1.9; Medway median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Medway median median 2.0
- 2016 2.5; Medway median median 2.2
- 2015 2.6; Medway median median 2.2
- 2014 2.2; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Medway median
Dashed bars: as Napier Community Primary and Nursery School (URN 118425), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 69 | 191 | 2.8 | 66 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 172 | 2.9 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 62 | 198 | 3.2 | 57 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 51 | 166 | 3.3 | 51 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 49 | 142 | 2.9 | 43 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 | 43 | 126 | 2.9 | 37 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 66 | 119 | 1.8 | 45 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2019 | 51 | 111 | 2.2 | 39 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2018 | 59 | 111 | 1.9 | 40 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2017 | 66 | 136 | 2.1 | 59 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2016 | 76 | 191 | 2.5 | 69 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 | 75 | 192 | 2.6 | 59 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 * | 72 | 161 | 2.2 | 53 | 0.74 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Medway median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 84% | 15% | 108 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 3% | 110 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 1% | 105 | 105 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery AcademyThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20242.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · MedwayGood20243.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · MedwayGood20232.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · MedwayGood20214.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · MedwayStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · MedwayGood2022
- 1.3 km · MedwayRemains Good20242.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141199 · 887/2012
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 597 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery School (URN 118425)
- Address
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy, Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4HG
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources