Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Gillingham, Medway
ME7 4HG
Composite score
72.1

School overview

Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school serving Gillingham, Medway, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. It has 620 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 'Good'. 84% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,521
National rank
#208
In South East
#5
In Medway
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
84%
% achieving higher RWM
15%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 620 % FSM ever-6 33.2% % EAL 35.2% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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