St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolFairview Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School and Fairview Community Primary School are primary schools in Gillingham.

  • St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fairview Community Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Fairview Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Fairview Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School and 73.0% for Fairview Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Fairview Community Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School versus Fairview Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GillinghamSt Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGillinghamFairview Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 73 in Medway 5th of 73 in Medway Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll204 684
Capacity210 690
LocationGillingham, ME8 9NP Gillingham, ME8 0NU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census204 684
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 6.4%
English as an additional language19.1% 3.5%
SEN support20.1% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.1% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Fairview Community Primary School

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