Schools in Gillingham

• 34open schools
• 24primary
• 6secondary
• 3special school

Schools near Gillingham by distance

Schools whose official address gives Gillingham as the town, in Medway, grouped by type.

Primary schools 24

• Barnsole Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 609 pupils

  Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2024: Good

• Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 140 pupils

  The Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JY

  Ofsted 23 Jan 2024: Good

  Church of England

• Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 460 pupils

  Kings Bastion, Brompton, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ

  Ofsted 12 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Burnt Oak Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11

  Richmond Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LS

  Ofsted 17 May 2022: Good (predecessor school)

• Byron Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 502 pupils

  Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX

  Ofsted 5 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Deanwood Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 238 pupils

  Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX

  Ofsted 13 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Fairview Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 670 pupils

  Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU

  Ofsted 30 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Featherby Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 282 pupils

  Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Featherby Junior School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 348 pupils

  Chilham Road, Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, ME8 6BT

  Ofsted 28 Jun 2022: Good

• Hempstead Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 7 · 251 pupils

  Hempstead Road, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3QG

  Ofsted 13 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hempstead Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 371 pupils

  Birch Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3HJ

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 597 pupils

  Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy, Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4HG

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Oasis Academy Skinner Street

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 372 pupils

  Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2021: Good

• Parkwood Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 476 pupils

  Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Riverside Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 453 pupils

  St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET

  Ofsted 4 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Saxon Way Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 396 pupils

  Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1SJ

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• 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

  Roman Catholic

• St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 363 pupils

  Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Margaret's Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 312 pupils

  St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE

  Ofsted 14 May 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 450 pupils

  Greenfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YH

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 237 pupils

  Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH

  Ofsted 8 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• Thames View Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 459 pupils

  Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX

  Ofsted 16 May 2023: Good

• The Academy of Woodlands

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 758 pupils

  Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Twydall Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 245 pupils

  Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS

  Ofsted 16 May 2023: Good

Secondary schools 6

• Brompton Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,399 pupils

  Marlborough Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HT

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Leigh Academy Rainham

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

  Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS

  Ofsted 27 Feb 2024: Good

• Rainham Mark Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,568 pupils

  Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ

  Ofsted 24 May 2022: Good

• Rainham School for Girls

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,622 pupils

  Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

• The Howard School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 1,471 pupils

  Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

• The Robert Napier School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,048 pupils

  Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LX

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

Special schools 3

• Alchemy School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 19 · 58 pupils

  105 Nelson Road, Gillingham, ME7 4LT

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

  Independent

• Danecourt School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 4 to 11 · 291 pupils

  Hotel Road, Gillingham, ME8 6AA

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Rivermead School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 4 to 16 · 163 pupils

  Forge Lane, Gillingham, ME7 1UG

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Will Adams Academy

  Alternative provision · Academy alternative provision converter · ages 14 to 17 · 16 pupils

  Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2BX

  Ofsted 27 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Nearby towns

• Chatham 2.1 miles
• Rochester 3.5 miles
• Snodland 6.6 miles
• Sittingbourne 6.9 miles
• Aylesford 7.0 miles
• Maidstone 8.1 miles
• West Malling 9.1 miles
• Gravesend 9.6 miles
• Canvey Island 10 miles
• Sheerness 10 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).