Hempstead Infant SchoolFairview Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gillingham.

Summary of the comparison

Hempstead Infant School and Fairview Community Primary School are primary schools in Gillingham.

  • Hempstead Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Fairview Community Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hempstead Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hempstead Infant School was judged Good and Fairview Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fairview Community Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hempstead Infant School versus Fairview Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GillinghamHempstead Infant SchoolGillinghamFairview Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking62nd of 73 in Medway 5th of 73 in Medway Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll254 684
Capacity270 690
LocationGillingham, ME7 3QG Gillingham, ME8 0NU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported73.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census254 684
Free school meals (ever 6)8.3% 6.4%
English as an additional language8.7% 3.5%
SEN support13.4% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.2% 5.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hempstead Infant School

Fairview Community Primary School

Full profiles: Hempstead Infant School · Fairview Community Primary School