Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Emma Pape
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Maritime Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 145042
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634231072
About this school
Featherby Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 282 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Featherby Infant and Nursery 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Featherby Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 299 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Featherby Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 34.7% | 282 | — |
| Featherby Junior School | 64% | 4.4% | 39.4% | 348 | 0.1 miles |
| The Academy of Woodlands | 69% | 6.5% | 43.4% | 758 | 0.4 miles |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6.9% | 42.6% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | — | 4.2% | 13.2% | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| Barnsole Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 609 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.69%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 17.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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Featherby Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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The Academy of Woodlands0.4 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Twydall Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Barnsole Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other 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 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 Featherby Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the head of school of Featherby Infant and Nursery School?
- The head of school of Featherby Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Emma Pape, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Featherby Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Featherby Infant and Nursery 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 Featherby Infant and Nursery School?
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Featherby Infant and Nursery School full?
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 282 on roll (104%), 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 Featherby Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Featherby Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Featherby Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Featherby Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Featherby Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School is part of MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Featherby Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Featherby Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Featherby Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.