Primary school in Gillingham, Medway
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9AE
Ofsted
Judged to have improved significantly, on 14 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Full — 312 pupils against 270 places
- Girls / boys
- 163 / 149
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Medway 029C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE WESTBROOK TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Paula Fewtrell
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward
- Rainham South West
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- URN
- 144133
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 67% | 0 mi |
| Miers Court Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | 56% | 0.4 mi |
| Thames View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 80% | 0.7 mi |
| Riverside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Parkwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 0.9 mi |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Twydall Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 52% | 1.2 mi |
| Fairview Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 73% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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