Fairview Community Primary School
Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Karin Tillett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 690
- Pupils on roll
- 670
- URN
- 134904
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634338710
About this school
Fairview Community Primary School is a community primary school in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 670 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairview Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 90 | 87 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 69% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 79% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Fairview Community 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 | 68% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 672 |
| 2024/25 | 684 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairview Community Primary School compares
Fairview Community Primary School ranked 12th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 670 | — |
| Deanwood Primary School | 28% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Parkwood Primary School | — | 4.6% | 19.2% | 476 | 0.5 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 15.7% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| Hempstead Junior School | 72% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 371 | 0.7 miles |
| Hempstead Infant School | — | 5.1% | 8.3% | 251 | 0.7 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)
- 6.36%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 5.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deanwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Parkwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Hempstead Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Hempstead Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
Fairview Community Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- 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
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairview Community Primary School teach?
- Fairview Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Fairview Community Primary School?
- The head teacher of Fairview Community Primary School is Mrs Karin Tillett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairview Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairview Community 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 many pupils are at Fairview Community Primary School?
- Fairview Community Primary School has 670 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fairview Community Primary School full?
- Fairview Community Primary School has capacity for 690 pupils and 670 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fairview Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairview Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairview Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairview Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fairview Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairview Community Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Fairview Community Primary School ranked 12th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairview Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairview Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairview Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairview Community 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 1 July 2026.