Fairview Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Fairview Community Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 October 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 670 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 October 2024
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils model calm, warm interactions that reflect the school’s values wonderfully.”
- “From the beginning of the early years, children settle into school routines quickly.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is commendable and they feel safe.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, the support provided for pupils struggling with early reading does not meet the school’s high aspirations.”
- “This means that not all pupils who need expert support to catch up with reading do so as quickly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 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) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 94 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 87 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as Medway published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Deanwood Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hempstead Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Hempstead Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Miers Court Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Infant School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published