Academy converter · Medway

Barnsole Primary School

2–11Ages
609Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144423URN

Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

183 applications for 60 places · 19th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Medway median (2.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

183 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 3.1; Medway median median 2.5
2025 4.0; Medway median median 2.8
2024 3.3; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.7; Medway median median 2.2
2022 3.1; Medway median median 2.2
2021 3.1; Medway median median 2.1
2020 3.8; Medway median median 2.1
2019 4.2; Medway median median 2.2
2018 3.5; Medway median median 2.0
2017 3.5; Medway median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Barnsole Primary School (URN 118419), Barnsole Junior School (URN 118418), 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	60	183	3.1	61	1.02
Sep 2025	57	226	4.0	55	0.96
Sep 2024	73	243	3.3	71	0.97
Sep 2023	71	192	2.7	69	0.97
Sep 2022	89	272	3.1	110	1.24
Sep 2021	90	278	3.1	110	1.22
Sep 2020	89	334	3.8	134	1.51
Sep 2019	88	366	4.2	150	1.70
Sep 2018	90	318	3.5	159	1.77
Sep 2017	90	314	3.5	142	1.58
Sep 2016 *	90	236	2.6	88	0.98
Sep 2015 *	90	253	2.8	81	0.90
Sep 2014 *	89	188	2.1	69	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 81% · Maths 64% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%41st of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	0%	103	102
2023/24	45%	2%	101	102
2022/23	28%	0%	101	99

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

Barnsole Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
0.4 km · Medway

Improved significantly2024

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Medway

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Academy of Woodlands
0.8 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Byron Primary School
0.9 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Saxon Way Primary School
0.9 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
1.0 km · Medway

Good2021

4.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Burnt Oak Primary School
1.2 km · Medway

Good2022
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Medway

2026

1.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144423 · 887/2396
Trust: Maritime Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 609 on roll
Free school meals: 37.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Barnsole Primary School (URN 118419); Barnsole Junior School (URN 118418)
Address: Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources