Chantry Community Primary School
Ordnance Road, Gravesend, DA12 2RL
441 pupils · 105% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 51.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 20 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 43 | 101 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 57 | 107 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 54 | 109 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 45 | 100 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 43 | 69 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 53 | 43 | 88 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 47 | 81 | 48 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 47 | 76 | 50 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wrotham Road Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Westcourt Primary School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Whitehill Primary School 1.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.