- What did Ofsted judge Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy's ungraded inspection to be?
- Ofsted judged Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in December 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy has 597 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy take?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
- Where is Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy located?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is located in Gillingham, ME7 4HG, Medway.
- How do I apply to Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How close do you need to live to get into Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- Distance did not decide places at Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy for 2024-25 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
- How are Reception places decided at Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- When Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to the school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children also includes those who have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — Children with a sibling attending Napier Primary Academy at the time of admission. Sibling means children who live as a brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, half and step brothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters; 3. Medical/social/domestic need — Children (or their parent or sibling) with a medical need or where there are significant social or domestic circumstances which makes the school particularly suitable for the child. Priority will be given to those children who have an essential need to attend Napier Primary Academy. Applications for priority in this criterion will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate an essential connection between the applicant's needs and Napier Primary Academy, and 1 further criteria. 69 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place then random allocation will be used. This process will be supervised by somebody independent of the school.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 40.4% of pupils at Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.