Meopham Community Academy
Longfield Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Waterman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 136351
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474812259
About this school
Meopham Community Academy is a primary academy in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meopham Community Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 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 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 72% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Meopham Community Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meopham Community Academy compares
Meopham Community Academy ranked 306th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 459 | — |
| Istead Rise Primary School | 83% | 5.5% | 13.9% | 211 | 2.0 miles |
| Cobham Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 7.4% | 218 | 2.1 miles |
| Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 35% | 5.7% | 38.4% | 286 | 2.2 miles |
| Culverstone Green Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 207 | 2.2 miles |
| Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield | 75% | 4% | 5.2% | 217 | 2.3 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)
- 8.54%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 14.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Istead Rise Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Cobham Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Longfield
-
Culverstone Green Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Gravesend
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Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield2.3 miles
Primary · Longfield
Other schools in Gravesend
Meopham Community Academy ranks 17th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Lawn Primary School Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shears Green Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meopham Community Academy teach?
- Meopham Community Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Meopham Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Meopham Community Academy is Mr Thomas Waterman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meopham Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meopham Community Academy, 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 Meopham Community Academy?
- Meopham Community Academy has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Meopham Community Academy full?
- Meopham Community Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 459 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Meopham Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Meopham Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Meopham Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meopham Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Meopham Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Meopham Community Academy is part of THE GOLDEN THREAD ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meopham Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meopham Community Academy compare with other schools in Kent?
- Meopham Community Academy ranked 306th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meopham Community Academy's absence rate?
- Meopham Community Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meopham Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meopham Community Academy'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.