Kingfisher Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Kingfisher Community Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Kingfisher 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 28 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 19.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7NX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “This school is a vibrant, inclusive learning environment where every pupil is welcomed and cared for.”
- “Pupils arrive at school excited and ready to learn.”
- “They thoroughly enjoy learning the school’s interesting and challenging curriculum.”
To improve
- “Some pupils’ knowledge of spelling and letter formation, however, is not as secure as it should be.”
- “However, this is not yet embedded.”
- “Children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1 do not have enough practice to become fluent in this key knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (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) | 66% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- Wayfield Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maundene School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Luton Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- New Horizons Children's Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenvale Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaklands School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Phoenix Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published