Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy, Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Ciaran Mc Cann
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 597
- URN
- 141199
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634574920
About this school
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 597 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Napier Community Primary and Nursery 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 78% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 3% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Napier Community Primary and Nursery 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 585 |
| 2023/24 | 593 |
| 2024/25 | 620 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy compares
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 1st of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.3% | 33.2% | 597 | — |
| Barnsole Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 609 | 0.2 miles |
| Byron Primary School | 51% | 6.5% | 31.7% | 502 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 450 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Skinner Street | 52% | 5.3% | 49.6% | 372 | 0.5 miles |
| Saxon Way Primary School | 62% | 6.8% | 44.1% | 396 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report13 November 2024
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.17%
- English as an additional language
- 35.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 15.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnsole Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Byron Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Oasis Academy Skinner Street0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Saxon Way Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy ranks 1st 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
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy teach?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- The executive head teacher of Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is Mr Ciaran Mc Cann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Napier Community Primary and Nursery 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 Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy has 597 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy full?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 597 on roll (95%), 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 Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy part of an academy trust?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy compare with other schools in Medway?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy ranked 1st of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Napier Community Primary and Nursery 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.