St Margaret's Infant School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 9AE · Medway
Ages 3–7
- Absence5.4%
- FSM12.2%
- Demand1.00
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 142160
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Academy converter · Gillingham · ME8 9AE
Ages 7–11 · 363 pupils · Medway
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
71%
Overall absence
4.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-10-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 3.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 369
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
363 pupils · 363 places
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- Boys / girls
- 188 / 175
- School capacity
- 363
- Capacity fill
- 363 / 363 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- FSM pupils
- 73
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lenny Williams
Location
- Address
- Orchard Street, Rainham
- Postcode
- ME8 9AE
- Town
- Gillingham
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Medway
- District
- Medway
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 7–11, in Gillingham, Medway, 363 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 20.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Miers Court Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Rainham · ME8 8JR · Medway
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM13.7%
- Demand0.96
0.4 miles away
Thames View Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 7DX · Medway
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM13.7%
- Demand1.13
0.7 miles away
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 8ET · Medway
Ages 3–11
- KS265%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM34.6%
- Demand1.00
0.7 miles away
Parkwood Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 9LP · Medway
Ages 4–11
- FSM18.7%
0.9 miles away
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 6JH · Medway
Ages 3–11
- FSM9.7%
1.1 miles away
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 6JS · Medway
Ages 3–11
- KS243%
- Absence8.6%
- FSM43.2%
- Demand0.96
1.2 miles away
Fairview Community Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Gillingham · ME8 0NU · Medway
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM5.6%
- Demand0.99
1.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Lenny Williams
- Telephone
- 01634230998