Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Interim Principal
- Mrs Victoria Richmond
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 140040
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634850213
About this school
Oasis Academy Skinner Street is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 372 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Skinner Street, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 38% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 55% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 50% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 60% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Oasis Academy Skinner Street 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 | 56% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 426 |
| 2024/25 | 397 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Skinner Street compares
Oasis Academy Skinner Street ranked 44th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.3% | 49.6% | 372 | — |
| Burnt Oak Primary School | 46% | 6.3% | 48.1% | 430 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy | 84% | 5.3% | 33.2% | 597 | 0.5 miles |
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary School | 68% | 5% | 34.5% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| Saxon Way Primary School | 62% | 6.8% | 44.1% | 396 | 0.6 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)
- 49.62%
- English as an additional language
- 46.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 17.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnt Oak Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Saxon Way Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
Oasis Academy Skinner Street ranks 13th 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
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy Skinner Street teach?
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the interim principal of Oasis Academy Skinner Street?
- The interim principal of Oasis Academy Skinner Street is Mrs Victoria Richmond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Skinner Street been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Skinner Street, 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 Oasis Academy Skinner Street?
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Skinner Street full?
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street has capacity for 420 pupils and 372 on roll (89%), 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 Oasis Academy Skinner Street a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Skinner Street has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Skinner Street have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oasis Academy Skinner Street as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oasis Academy Skinner Street part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Skinner Street's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Skinner Street compare with other schools in Medway?
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street ranked 44th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Skinner Street's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Skinner Street's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Skinner Street'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.