Chantry Community Primary School

Chantry Community Primary School is performing at a strong standard overall, with notable strengths in inclusion and personal development. The school provides a welcoming environment that is highly regarded by pupils and families. While many pupils join with disadvantages, the school works hard to improve their outcomes, and leaders are responsive to the diverse needs of the school community. However, published outcomes remain low, indicating that there is room for further improvement in academic achievement across the curriculum. The school has undergone changes since its last inspection, joining the Beyond Schools Trust, which has provided stability and support.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to inclusion and support for all pupils
• High-quality personal development and welfare curriculum
• Effective use of additional funding for pupil premium
• Robust safeguarding practices ensuring pupil safety
• Calm and positive behaviour culture among pupils
• Pupils develop respect and understanding of diversity

Areas for Improvement

• Published academic outcomes are below national averages
• Inconsistent quality of teaching across some classes
• Need for increased focus on improving overall attendance

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chantry Community Primary School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Chantry Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chantry Community Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.2% of pupils at Chantry Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Chantry Community Primary School received £7,252 and spent £7,156 for each of its 440 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £177,000 (£402 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Beyond Schools Trust, income was £7,811 and spending £7,751 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Gravesend · Kent local authority: places and applications

Chantry Community Primary School is part of Beyond Schools Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Hilltop Primary School Rochester
• Fort Pitt Grammar School Chatham
• Balfour Junior School Chatham
• The Thomas Aveling School Rochester
• Warren Wood Primary School Rochester
• Phoenix Primary School Chatham
• Walderslade School Chatham
• Greenacre School Chatham
• The Robert Napier School Gillingham

What is Chantry Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chantry Community Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Chantry Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chantry Community Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Chantry Community Primary School have?

Chantry Community Primary School has 441 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chantry Community Primary School cover?

Chantry Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Chantry Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chantry Community Primary School?

Chantry Community Primary School is at Ordnance Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2RL.