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St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

Medway, ME8 9AEPrimaryAges 7–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2023
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
#3,703
of 13,686 nationally

About St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

St Margaret’s Church of England Junior School sits within the Medway local authority, where it ranks 14th out of 55 primary schools — comfortably inside the top quarter of its peers. Among the highest-scoring schools in the area are The Pilgrim School, Swingate Primary School and Leigh Academy High Halstow, all of which sit ahead of St Margaret’s on the local rankings table. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender junior school for children aged 7 to 11, with a Church of England religious character. It is led by headteacher Lenny Williams and currently has 364 pupils on roll, just one above its official capacity of 363, suggesting it is operating at full stretch. Around 18.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in September 2023, confirmed that it remains Good — a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2013.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range7 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressOrchard Street, Gillingham, Medway, ME8 9AE
HeadteacherLenny Williams
Local AuthorityMedway
Number of Pupils364
Free School Meals (FSM)18.7%
School Capacity364 / 363 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 Sept 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jan 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
ICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundArt StudiosSensory RoomSports HallForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

GymnasticsCross CountrySwimmingNetballCricketRoundersTennis

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirGardening

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Source: stmargaretsonline.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Margaret's Church of England Junior School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.