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Featherby Infant and Nursery School

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personMrs Emma Pape

corporate_fareMARITIME ACADEMY TRUST

location_onGillingham, ME8 6PD

language Visit Website phone 1634231072

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

297

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Featherby Infant and Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Gillingham, serving ages 3-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Featherby Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Gillingham, Medway, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 303 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-03-04

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-20

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 303 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	303	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	299	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	277	2	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	320	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	288	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	307	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	277	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	296	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	275	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	306	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	300	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	324	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 50 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils