Featherby Junior School is a primary school located in Gillingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 09/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chilham Road, Gillingham

School Information

Address: Chilham Road, Gillingham, ME8 6BT
Website: www.featherby-jun.medway.sch.uk
Telephone: 01634231984
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amy Eccles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144969

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 183
Number of Girls: 159

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.1
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.8
Maths
N/A: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Featherby Junior School
Chilham Road , ME8 6BT
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road , ME8 6PD
3out of 4 199 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane , ME8 6JS
1out of 4 714 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road , Rainham ME8 6JH
3out of 4 821 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Road , ME7 2DU
3out of 4 899 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 1,103 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ
4out of 4 1,604 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 1,918 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 2,030 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 2,037 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA
3out of 4 593 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 770 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 1,474 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ
- not rated 2,265 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rivermead School
Forge Lane , ME7 1UG
3out of 4 2,423 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.