Kingfisher Community Primary School
Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Chatham, ME5 7NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Fiona Armstrong
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Griffin Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 139927
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634661540
About this school
Kingfisher Community Primary School is a primary academy in Chatham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingfisher 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 60% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 67% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 37% | 47% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Kingfisher 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 | 67% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingfisher Community Primary School compares
Kingfisher Community Primary School ranked 27th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.9% | 44% | 208 | — |
| Wayfield Primary School | 31% | 8.1% | 41.3% | 428 | 0.6 miles |
| Maundene School | 56% | 4.4% | 27.2% | 385 | 0.6 miles |
| Luton Primary School | 36% | 8.5% | 49.8% | 613 | 0.9 miles |
| New Horizons Children's Academy | 35% | 5.3% | 22.2% | 618 | 1.0 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2025
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.96%
- English as an additional language
- 15.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wayfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Maundene School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Luton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
New Horizons Children's Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
Kingfisher Community Primary School ranks 10th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Chatham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
- Phoenix Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingfisher Community Primary School teach?
- Kingfisher Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingfisher Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingfisher Community Primary School is Ms Fiona Armstrong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingfisher Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingfisher 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 Kingfisher Community Primary School?
- Kingfisher Community Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kingfisher Community Primary School full?
- Kingfisher Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), 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 Kingfisher Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingfisher Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingfisher Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingfisher Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Kingfisher Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kingfisher Community Primary School is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingfisher Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingfisher Community Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Kingfisher Community Primary School ranked 27th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingfisher Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingfisher Community 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 Kingfisher Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingfisher 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.