Kingfisher Community Primary School is a primary school located in Chatham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Kingfisher Drive, Chatham

School Information

Address: Kingfisher Drive, Chatham, ME5 7NX
Website: www.kingfisher-gst.org
Telephone: 01634661540
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sara Gascoigne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139927

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1 to 5.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingfisher Community Primary School
Kingfisher Drive , Princes Park ME5 7NX
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wayfield Primary School
Wayfield Road , ME5 0HH
3out of 4 972 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Maundene School
Swallow Rise , Walderslade ME5 7QB
3out of 4 1,104 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Luton Primary School
Luton Road , ME4 5AW
4out of 4 1,516 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Horizons Children's Academy
Park Crescent , ME4 6NR
3out of 4 1,707 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB
3out of 4 1,443 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE
2out of 4 1,511 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP
3out of 4 1,601 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 1,867 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 1,920 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,194 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,331 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 1,331 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY
- not rated 2,355 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 2,436 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.