Barnsole Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.24 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Barnsole Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Barnsole 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 | 1.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 37.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 32.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.24 miles, 11th longest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.07 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 61 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 609 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They enjoy being with their friends and say that school makes them feel happy, safe and valued.”
- “Pupils appreciate the opportunities that the school provides, such as being house captains and school councillors.”
To improve
- “The school rightly recognises that there is still more to do.”
- “Published outcomes last year were low because pupils still had gaps in their learning.”
- “However, gaps in writing skills still remain for some older pupils, which means that they do not achieve as highly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 0.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Academy of Woodlands 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Byron Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Saxon Way Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Burnt Oak Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published