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Kingfisher Community Primary School

Medway, ME5 7NXPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
#7,614
of 13,686 nationally

About Kingfisher Community Primary School

Kingfisher Community Primary School in Medway has turned a corner. In its most recent graded inspection, the school received an overall Good rating, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement. The inspection team was particularly impressed, awarding Outstanding grades for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes, as well as for leadership and management. On the key academic metric, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 results. That figure sits just below the Medway local authority average of 62%, placing the school 35th out of 55 primaries in the area. While the proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was just 3%, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: reading and maths average scaled scores were 104 and 102 respectively, and 73% reached the expected level in writing.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressKingfisher Drive, Walderslade, Chatham, Medway, ME5 7NX
HeadteacherFiona Armstrong
Local AuthorityMedway
Number of Pupils207
Free School Meals (FSM)42.0%
School Capacity207 / 210 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (12 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 9 Oct 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Outdoor PlaygroundSports HallForest SchoolArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

CricketFootballSwimmingGymnasticsDance

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubCodingDramaChoirGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:20

Source: kingfisher-gst.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Kingfisher Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.