Schools in Gillingham

About schools in Gillingham

Most of the 35 schools listed in Gillingham are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 19 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools23

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barnsole Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Burnt Oak Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Byron Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Deanwood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  28%

  expected standard
• Fairview Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Featherby Infant and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Featherby Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Hempstead Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Hempstead Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Oasis Academy Skinner Street

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Parkwood Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Riverside Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Saxon Way Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Thames View Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• The Academy of Woodlands

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Twydall Primary School and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard

Secondary schools6

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Brompton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  38.1

  Attainment 8
• Leigh Academy Rainham

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 19

• Rainham Mark Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  62.7

  Attainment 8
• Rainham School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  44.3

  Attainment 8
• The Howard School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  45.2

  Attainment 8
• The Robert Napier School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  32.5

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• MidKent College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Alchemy School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Danecourt School

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Rivermead School

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 16

• Will Adams Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 14 to 17

Other establishments1

• Hospital and Medical Tuition Service

  Miscellaneous · Ages 5 to 16

Common questions about schools in Gillingham

How many schools are in Gillingham?

OfferDay lists 35 schools in Gillingham, including 23 primary schools and six secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Gillingham?

Every school in Gillingham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Gillingham?

OfferDay ranks schools in Gillingham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.