St Margaret's Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Margaret's Infant School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Margaret's Infant 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, with 67 first-choice applications for 78 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 7th lowest of 64 Medway primary schools.
- In 2026 every first-choice family was offered a Reception place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 10.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.7% 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
- St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “This school has lofty ambitions for its pupils.”
- “Aspirations are consistently high and impressively fulfilled.”
- “Pupils flourish with confidence, happiness, respect and determination, aligning with the school’s vision and values.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 78 offers in total, 67 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 Margaret's Church of England Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Miers Court Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thames View Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Riverside Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairview Community Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published