Chantry Community Primary School, Gravesend

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Chantry Community Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is a significant strength of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a personal, social and health education curriculum tailored to meet the needs of pupils and the diverse school community."

Achievement - Expected standard. "While the school's published outcomes are low, the progress pupils make across the curriculum is considerable."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance is on a positive trajectory."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that there is a broad, balanced and well sequenced curriculum for pupils to learn throughout the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years foundation stage."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance always act in the best interests of pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen the consistency of curriculum implementation across all subjects and year groups, so that pupils build knowledge securely through well established approaches and highly effective teaching"; "Leaders should evaluate and refine their identified priorities for development, so that the impact of this work is reflected in pupils' achievements and outcomes"; "Leaders should build on their work with families and external agencies to further increase pupils' overall attendance".

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Chantry Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (59% in reading, 55% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Chantry Community Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Chantry Community Primary School are Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, 66% reading, 54% maths); St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 83% maths); Wrotham Road Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); and Westcourt Primary School (1 mile, Good, 64% reading, 51% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Chantry Community Primary School.

Chantry Community Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Beyond Schools Trust, an academy trust.

44 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chantry Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 82% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 22% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (22%).

48.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 64.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (22%), Asian (17%) and Black (11%).

The nearest railway station is Gravesend Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albion Road (opposite), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chantry Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 353 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chantry Community Primary School issued 24 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Chantry Community Primary School are Gravesend Grammar School (0.4 miles); St John's Catholic Comprehensive (0.6 miles); Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (0.9 miles); and Saint George's Church of England School (1.1 miles).