Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD
282 pupils · 104% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 70 | 63 | 129 | 69 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 83 | 80 | 154 | 83 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 80 | 75 | 164 | 80 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 65 | 60 | 131 | 65 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 71 | 63 | 133 | 68 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 76 | 68 | 134 | 75 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 71 | 60 | 125 | 71 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 71 | 60 | 131 | 69 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Featherby Junior School 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Academy of Woodlands 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barnsole Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.