Schools near Gillingham

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• Wayfield Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 428 pupils

  Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH

  Ofsted report card, 4 Dec 2025

  2.1 miles

• Waterfront UTC

  Secondary · University technical college · ages 14 to 19 · 381 pupils

  South Side Three Road, Chatham, ME4 4FQ

  Ofsted 10 Jan 2023: Good

  2.2 miles

• Leigh Academy Rainham

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 19 · 964 pupils

  Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS

  Ofsted 27 Feb 2024: Good

  2.2 miles

• Maundene School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 385 pupils

  Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB

  Ofsted 14 Jun 2022: Good

  2.2 miles

• St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 189 pupils

  Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.2 miles Roman Catholic

• The Rowans

  Alternative provision · Academy alternative provision converter · ages 5 to 16 · 54 pupils

  Silverbank, Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB

  Ofsted report card, 9 Dec 2025

  2.3 miles

• Blue Skies School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 25 · 16 pupils

  126 Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6DQ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  2.4 miles Independent

• New Horizons Children's Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 618 pupils

  Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR

  Ofsted 25 May 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.4 miles

• St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 446 pupils

  Hills Terrace, Chatham, ME4 6PX

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2019 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

  2.4 miles Catholic

• Bradfields Academy

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 4 to 19 · 452 pupils

  Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB

  Ofsted 30 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

  2.4 miles

• INSPIRE Free Special School

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 11 to 18 · 98 pupils

  Churchill Avenue, Silverbank, Chatham, ME5 0LB

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.4 miles

• Holcombe Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,060 pupils

  Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JB

  Ofsted 13 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.4 miles

• St John's Church of England Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 7 · 77 pupils

  4 New Street, Chatham, ME4 6RH

  Ofsted 12 Mar 2024: Good

  2.5 miles Church of England

• St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,084 pupils

  City Way, Rochester, ME1 2FA

  Ofsted 29 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.5 miles Roman Catholic

• Greenacre School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 747 pupils

  157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LP

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Inadequate (predecessor school)

  2.6 miles

• Walderslade School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 697 pupils

  Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023: Inadequate (predecessor school)

  2.6 miles

• Balfour Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 480 pupils

  Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX

  Ofsted 23 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.6 miles

• Lordswood School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 409 pupils

  Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN

  Ofsted 1 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.6 miles

• St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 397 pupils

  Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades) (predecessor school)

  2.6 miles Roman Catholic

• Balfour Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 7 · 244 pupils

  Pattens Lane, Rochester, ME1 2QT

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.6 miles