Featherby Junior School
Academy sponsor led in Gillingham, Medway.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 348 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 360 |
| Free school meals | 39.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Address | Chilham Road, Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6BT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.featherby-jun.medway.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01634231984 |
| URN | 144969 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 June 2022, published 21 September 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- The Academy of Woodlands (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Barnsole Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Thames View Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Byron Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Medway
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