Kingfisher Community Primary School

Kingfisher Community Primary School has made significant progress since its last inspection, moving from a previous rating of 'Requires Improvement' to a current assessment of 'Good'. The school showcases an outstanding level of behaviour and attitudes among pupils, who feel safe and engaged in their learning. The leadership, curriculum, and early years provision are noteworthy strengths, with high expectations from both the staff and the multi-academy trust that supports the school. Most notably, pupils demonstrate high levels of achievement, with performance in reading, writing, and mathematics exceeding national averages.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Effective leadership and management with high aspirations for all pupils
• Well-organized curriculum that promotes strong retention of knowledge
• High-quality early years provision that fosters independence and confidence
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Engagement and participation in extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching of French and design technology
• Subject-specific skills in computing need further development

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 Kingfisher Community Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Kingfisher 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 Kingfisher Community Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 12.5% of pupils at Kingfisher Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Kingfisher Community Primary School received £7,158 and spent £7,749 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £53,000 (£257 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of The Griffin Schools Trust, income was £7,909 and spending £8,064 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 Chatham · Medway local authority: places and applications

Kingfisher Community Primary School is part of The Griffin Schools Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Lordswood School Chatham
• Saxon Way Primary School Gillingham
• Riverley Primary School London
• Willow Brook Primary School Academy London
• Lammas School London
• Nicholas Chamberlaine School Bedworth
• Exhall Junior School Warwickshire
• Race Leys Junior School Bedworth
• Park Lane Primary School Nuneaton
• Chivenor Primary School Birmingham

What is Kingfisher Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingfisher Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Kingfisher Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingfisher Community Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Kingfisher Community Primary School have?

Kingfisher Community Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingfisher Community Primary School cover?

Kingfisher Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingfisher Community Primary School?

Kingfisher Community Primary School is at Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7NX.