St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Prestidge
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 118779
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634371892
About this school
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 53% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 60% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 60% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School compares
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School ranked 19th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.9% | 15.7% | 189 | — |
| Deanwood Primary School | 28% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 238 | 0.2 miles |
| Parkwood Primary School | — | 4.6% | 19.2% | 476 | 0.5 miles |
| Fairview Community Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 670 | 0.6 miles |
| Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 140 | 1.1 miles |
| Hempstead Junior School | 72% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 371 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.69%
- English as an additional language
- 19.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deanwood Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Parkwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Fairview Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Hempstead Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Gillingham.
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Featherby Junior School Primary
- Hempstead Infant School Primary
- Hempstead Junior School Primary
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is Mrs Louise Prestidge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School full?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School ranked 19th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.