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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME7 3HJHempstead Junior School
Primary

Hempstead Junior School

Primary

Medway · Gillingham · ME7 3HJ www.hempsteadjnr.medway.sch.uk/

Pupils
373
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
373
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
373
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hempstead Junior School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+16pp
79%68%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
12%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
373
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Birch Grove, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3HJ
Local authority
Medway
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%3%85%38%83%19%82%22%95%77%107.0105.0105.012%373
2023/2456%5%66%32%74%10%70%17%82%59%105.0103.0104.010%356
2022/2356%8%72%27%68%9%66%20%82%61%105.0103.0103.0+0.60+0.00-0.309%353
2018/1979%12%83%35%91%25%89%28%91%84%106.0106.0108.0+0.30+0.90+0.3020%358
2017/1868%11%72%20%94%28%85%21%95%73%104.0105.0105.0-2.20+1.80-0.1020%354
2016/1769%8%73%22%88%29%83%21%90%79%104.0105.0105.0-0.90+1.60-0.5022%349

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537324.212%2%10%6%12%
2023/2435622.210%3%9%6%14%
2022/2335322.39%3%8%6%14%
2021/2234322.417%2%10%7%18%
2020/2133722.620%3%11%
2018/1935822.320%4%10%4%7%
2017/1835422.020%4%12%4%6%
2016/1734920.822%5%9%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.