Schools and Education in Meresborough

There are 105 schools within 5 miles of Meresborough town centre, including 62 primary and 14 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 97% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Bradfields Academy, The Rowans and Brompton Children's Centre. A further 2 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
105
Primary
62
Secondary
14
Good / Outstanding
97%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

5
54
Outstanding (5) Good (54) Requires Improvement (2) Not yet inspected (44)
Bradfields Academy 4 miles Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB Inspected: 25 January 2023 The Rowans 4 miles Churchill Avenue, Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB Inspected: 30 December 2021 Brompton Children's Centre 4.5 miles Kings Bastion, Kings Bastion, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ Inspected: 04 March 2013 Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Tunstall Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1YG Inspected: 10 July 2023 Fort Pitt Grammar School Secondary 5 miles Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, ME4 6TJ Inspected: 16 November 2022
Miers Court Children's Centre 0.7 miles Silverspot Close, Silver Spot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR Inspected: 31 July 2013 Leigh Academy Rainham Secondary 0.8 miles Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS Inspected: 25 April 2024 Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary 0.9 miles The Street, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7TL Inspected: 16 June 2022 Riverside Children's Centre 1.1 miles St. Edmunds Way, St Edmund's Way, Rainham, ME8 8ET Inspected: 31 March 2015 Riverside Primary School Primary 1.1 miles St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET Inspected: 07 July 2025 St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP Inspected: 15 March 2024 Deanwood Children's Centre 1.3 miles Long Catlis Road, Long Catlis Road, Rainham, ME8 9TX Inspected: 17 July 2013 Rainham School for Girls Secondary 1.4 miles Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX Inspected: 17 June 2022 Fairview Community Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU Inspected: 29 November 2024 Thames View Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX Inspected: 11 July 2023 Rainham Mark Grammar School Secondary 1.8 miles Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ Inspected: 13 July 2022 Hempstead Junior School Primary 2.1 miles Birch Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3HJ Inspected: 01 May 2024 Hempstead Infant School Primary 2.1 miles Hempstead Road, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3QG Inspected: 29 April 2024 Hand in Hand Children's Centre 2.1 miles Twydall Lane, Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS Inspected: 11 July 2011 Twydall Primary School and Nursery Primary 2.1 miles Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS Inspected: 11 July 2023 Newington Church of England Primary School Primary 2.2 miles School Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LB Inspected: 18 December 2024 Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2.3 miles The Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JY Inspected: 14 March 2024 Danecourt School 2.6 miles Hotel Road, Gillingham, ME8 6AA Inspected: 09 December 2024 Featherby Junior School Primary 2.6 miles Chilham Road, Gillingham, ME8 6BT Inspected: 21 September 2022 Swingate Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ Inspected: 11 June 2024 Kingfisher Children's Centre 3.4 miles Kingfisher Drive, Kingfisher Drive, Chatham, ME5 7NX Inspected: 08 March 2012 Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Chatham, ME5 7NX Inspected: 19 March 2025 Barnsole Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG Inspected: 30 April 2024 Chatham Grammar Secondary 3.5 miles Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH Inspected: 04 December 2023 Alchemy School 3.5 miles Nelson Road, Gillingham, ME7 4LT Inspected: 16 September 2025 Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 3.6 miles Napier Road, Napier Road, Gillingham, ME7 4HG Inspected: 11 December 2024 Maundene School Primary 3.7 miles Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB Inspected: 21 September 2022 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Greenfield Road, Gillingham, ME7 1YH Inspected: 19 June 2023 Saxon Way Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Church Path, Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1SJ Inspected: 14 July 2025 The Victory Academy Secondary 4 miles Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JB Inspected: 18 May 2023 Westlands School Secondary 4 miles Westlands Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF Inspected: 26 June 2024 INSPIRE Free Special School 4 miles Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB Inspected: 20 May 2025 All Saints Sure Start Children's Centre 4.1 miles Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5AZ Inspected: 09 August 2012 Burnt Oak Primary School & Children's Centre 4.2 miles Devonshire Road, Richmond Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LS Inspected: 11 April 2013 Burnt Oak Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Devonshire Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LS Inspected: 13 July 2022 Phoenix Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Glencoe Road, Chatham, ME4 5QD Inspected: 20 September 2023 Greenvale Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Symons Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5UP Inspected: 19 January 2024 New Road Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Bryant Street, Chatham, ME4 5QN Inspected: 15 June 2023 New Horizons Children's Academy Primary 4.3 miles Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR Inspected: 18 July 2022 Craftworks 4.3 miles School Lane, School Lane, Iwade, ME9 8QJ Inspected: 11 June 2024 Tunbury Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HY Inspected: 20 July 2023 Holcombe Grammar School Secondary 4.4 miles Letchworth Avenue, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6JB Inspected: 01 May 2024 Waterfront UTC Secondary 4.5 miles South Side Three Road, Chatham, ME4 4FQ Inspected: 02 March 2023 Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Kings Bastion, Brompton, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ Inspected: 08 July 2024 MidKent College 16 plus 4.5 miles Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1FN Inspected: 18 November 2024 Blue Skies School 4.6 miles Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME4 6DQ Inspected: 06 November 2023 Yew Tree Farm School 4.6 miles Sittingbourne, ME9 8AT Inspected: 21 May 2025 Horsted Infant School Primary 4.6 miles Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF Inspected: 28 November 2023 Horsted Junior School Primary 4.6 miles Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF Inspected: 10 October 2023 St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.6 miles West Ridge, Sittingbourne, ME10 1UJ Inspected: 06 March 2024 St John's Church of England Infant School Primary 4.7 miles New Street, Chatham, ME4 6RH Inspected: 01 May 2024 Regis Manor Primary School Primary 4.9 miles North Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 2HW Inspected: 15 September 2023 Milton Court Children's Centre 4.9 miles Brewery Road, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, ME10 2EE Inspected: 15 August 2012 Milton Court Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Brewery Road, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, ME10 2EE Inspected: 13 February 2025
Bobbing Village School Primary 3.9 miles Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PL Inspected: 16 July 2024 Grove Park Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Hilton Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT Inspected: 11 July 2023
Miers Court Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR Parkwood Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primary 1 miles Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE St Margaret's Infant School Primary 1 miles Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Gillingham, ME8 9AE Deanwood Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX The Howard School Secondary 1.4 miles Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Twydall Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH Holywell Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.6 miles Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD Lower Halstow Primary School Primary 2.6 miles School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES Will Adams Academy 3 miles Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2BX The Academy of Woodlands Primary 3.1 miles Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU The Robert Napier School Secondary 3.2 miles Third Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LX St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU Borden Church of England Primary School Primary 3.6 miles School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS Lordswood Children's Centre 3.6 miles Lordswood Lane, Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN Inspected: 31 March 2011 Lordswood School Primary 3.6 miles Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN Luton Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Luton Road, Chatham, ME4 5AW Byron Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX Saxon Way Primary School and Children's Centre 3.8 miles Church Path, Church Path, Gillingham, ME7 1SJ Inspected: 25 June 2012 Wayfield Children's Centre 3.9 miles Wayfield Road, Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH Inspected: 26 October 2010 Wayfield Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH Rivermead School 3.9 miles Forge Lane, Gillingham, ME7 1UG Hospital and Medical Tuition Service 3.9 miles Windmill Road, Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, ME7 5NY Grove Park Children's Centre 3.9 miles Hilton Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1PT Walderslade Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ Greenacre School Secondary 4 miles Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LP St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 4.1 miles Bradfields Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LE Walderslade School Secondary 4.1 miles Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE Brompton Academy Secondary 4.1 miles Marlborough Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HT All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5JY Aspire School 4.1 miles Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary 4.1 miles Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG Inspected: 18 November 2021 Oaklands Children's Centre 4.2 miles Weedswood Road, Weedswood Road, Chatham, ME5 0QS Inspected: 13 January 2012 Oaklands School Primary 4.2 miles Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0QS Westlands Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HB Woodgrove Children's Centre 4.6 miles Johnson Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JS Minterne Junior School Primary 4.6 miles Minterne Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1SB St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary 4.6 miles Rochester Street, Chatham, ME4 6PX Balfour Junior School Primary 4.7 miles Beresford Avenue, Chatham, ME4 6QX The Oaks Infant School Primary 4.7 miles Weald Court, Sittingbourne, ME10 1GL Balfour Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Pattens Lane, Rochester, ME1 2QT