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Best schools in Gillingham

41 schools in Gillingham with the same league rank as the Medway and Dorset and Kent league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

Gillingham's own ranking

In GillinghamSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School90%24%Top 2% (8/436) in Kent
2Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy84%15%1st (1/63) in Medway
3Thames View Primary School80%3%Top 8% (5/63) in Medway
4Fairview Community Primary School73%11%Top 23% (14/63) in Medway
5Hempstead Junior School72%3%Top 26% (16/63) in Medway
6Wyke Primary School71%6%Top 14% (11/79) in Dorset
7St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School70%15%Top 35% (22/63) in Medway
8The Academy of Woodlands69%7%Top 40% (25/63) in Medway
9Brompton-Westbrook Primary School68%13%Top 43% (27/63) in Medway
10St Margaret's Church of England Junior School67%3%Top 47% (29/63) in Medway
11St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School65%10%(33/63) in Medway
12Featherby Junior School64%3%(35/63) in Medway
13Saxon Way Primary School62%3%(37/63) in Medway
14St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School59%14%Top 47% (37/79) in Dorset
15Parkwood Primary School58%2%(41/63) in Medway
16St Mary's Catholic Primary School57%2%(43/63) in Medway
17Riverside Primary School56%2%(46/63) in Medway
18St George's Church of England School, Bourton53%0%(47/79) in Dorset
19Oasis Academy Skinner Street52%6%(50/63) in Medway
20Twydall Primary School and Nursery52%2%(51/63) in Medway
21Barnsole Primary School52%0%(53/63) in Medway
22Byron Primary School51%3%(54/63) in Medway
23Gillingham Primary School50%9%(51/79) in Dorset
24Burnt Oak Primary School46%3%(56/63) in Medway
25Stower Provost Community School40%0%(73/79) in Dorset
26Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School39%6%(74/79) in Dorset
27Deanwood Primary School28%7%(63/63) in Medway

Not ranked: Featherby Infant and Nursery School, Hempstead Infant School, St Margaret's Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSevenoaks2.4 miles78%7%Top 17% (72/436) in Kent
Cudham Church of England Primary SchoolWesterham0.5 miles75%0%Top 38% (26/69) in Bromley
Fairchildes Primary SchoolCroydon2.9 miles70%12%(42/78) in Croydon
Tatsfield Primary SchoolTatsfield1.5 miles70%4%Top 41% (90/222) in Surrey
Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWesterham2.7 miles68%4%Top 42% (183/436) in Kent
Biggin Hill Primary SchoolWesterham0.6 miles57%5%(59/69) in Bromley
Oaklands Primary AcademyWesterham1.2 miles40%2%(66/69) in Bromley

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Gillingham's own ranking

In GillinghamSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Rainham Mark Grammar School (grammar)63.189%Top 18% (3/17) in Medway
2The Howard School47.336%Top 42% (7/17) in Medway
3Gillingham School46.845%Top 32% (6/19) in Dorset
4Rainham School for Girls44.829%Top 48% (8/17) in Medway
5Leigh Academy Rainham44.530%(9/17) in Medway
6Brompton Academy35.718%(13/17) in Medway
7The Robert Napier School30.211%(15/17) in Medway

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (grammar)Orpington4.7 miles85.0100%1st (1/19) in Bromley
Newstead Wood School (grammar)Orpington4.2 miles79.598%Top 11% (2/19) in Bromley
Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolCroydon6.1 miles56.862%1st (1/23) in Croydon
Hayes SchoolBromley4.7 miles56.260%Top 27% (5/19) in Bromley
Riddlesdown CollegiatePurley6.0 miles55.363%Top 9% (2/23) in Croydon
Darrick Wood SchoolOrpington4.0 miles51.351%Top 48% (9/19) in Bromley
Ravens Wood SchoolBromley4.3 miles50.855%(10/19) in Bromley
Orion RavensbourneBromley6.0 miles46.950%(14/19) in Bromley
Warlingham SchoolWarlingham5.1 miles46.840%(42/56) in Surrey
de Stafford SchoolCaterham5.9 miles45.340%(43/56) in Surrey

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Gillingham's own ranking

In GillinghamSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Rainham Mark Grammar School (grammar)36.6-0.15Top 17% (3/18) in Medway
2Rainham School for Girls31.9+0.17Top 28% (5/18) in Medway
3Gillingham School31.5+0.15Top 47% (7/15) in Dorset
4Brompton Academy28.6-0.08Top 34% (6/18) in Medway
5The Howard School24.8-0.31(10/18) in Medway
6The Robert Napier School20.2-0.39(16/18) in Medway
7MidKent College17.9-0.83(17/18) in Medway

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School (grammar)Orpington4.7 miles50.3+0.101st (1/17) in Bromley
Newstead Wood School (grammar)Orpington4.2 miles43.5+0.00Top 12% (2/17) in Bromley
Riddlesdown CollegiatePurley6.0 miles37.9+0.111st (1/17) in Croydon
Hayes SchoolBromley4.7 miles37.8+0.27Top 18% (3/17) in Bromley
Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolCroydon6.1 miles33.8-0.01Top 18% (3/17) in Croydon
Orion RavensbourneBromley6.0 miles32.6-0.01(9/17) in Bromley
Darrick Wood SchoolOrpington4.0 miles32.5+0.03(10/17) in Bromley
Ravens Wood SchoolBromley4.3 miles32.3+0.04(11/17) in Bromley
Charles Darwin SchoolWesterham0.5 miles29.5-0.14(13/17) in Bromley
Warlingham SchoolWarlingham5.1 miles28.9-0.34(29/32) in Surrey

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Gillingham itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Alleyn's SchoolLondon11.6 miles51.51st (1/3) in Southwark
Trinity School6.6 miles50.91st (1/5) in Croydon
James Allen's Girls' SchoolLondon11.7 miles50.8(2/3) in Southwark
Tonbridge SchoolTonbridge12.3 miles49.91st (1/17) in Kent
Eltham CollegeLondon9.0 miles49.11st (1/4) in Bromley
Colfe's SchoolLondon9.9 miles48.61st (1/2) in Greenwich
Dulwich CollegeLondon10.8 miles48.2(3/3) in Southwark
Caterham SchoolCaterham6.4 miles48.2Top 18% (5/29) in Surrey
Reigate Grammar SchoolReigate11.6 miles47.8Top 21% (6/29) in Surrey
Whitgift School7.4 miles47.0Top 40% (2/5) in Croydon

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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