Hempstead Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Hempstead Junior School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Birch Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3HJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 371 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hempstead Junior School are full of enthusiasm.”
- “They are proud of their school and work hard to live by the ‘Hempstead Five’ golden expectations.”
- “The school helps all pupils to develop a strong understanding of their rights, but also the rights of others.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that some pupils have been harder to engage with, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum needs further refinement to ensure that it is clear what pupils need to learn at each stage in order to make strong progress through the curriculum.”
- “In subjects that are less fully developed, there is not as much clarity about what pupils need to learn and remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Hempstead Infant School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairview Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Deanwood Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swingate Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lordswood School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published