Featherby Junior School

State-Funded School

featherby-junior-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME8 6BTPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Featherby Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 348 pupils. Featherby Junior School is part of Maritime Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

348

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 348
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Maritime Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Apr 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.