Fairview Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.27 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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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 2026 entry.
Fairview Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.27 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 94 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 87 went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.27 miles away, the 8th longest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published last distance.
- Free school meal eligibility is 5.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 13.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- 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.
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