Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Twydall Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Twydall Primary School and Nursery 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
- 43.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Twydall Primary is a welcoming and caring community.”
- “Pupils are kind to each other and respect different views and opinions.”
- “Leaders understand the community well and are determined to support every child.”
To improve
- “A small minority of staff are new to the school, and so have not yet benefited from the training.”
- “This means not all teachers are as confident implementing the curriculum as others.”
- “However, leaders recognise that they still need to improve the attendance of some disadvantaged pupils so that they do not miss out on all that the school has to offer.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2023 (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) | 52% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 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.
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Featherby Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thames View Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy of Woodlands 0.9 mi Not judged 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
- Barnsole Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published