Gillingham North

Summary

Gillingham North (E02003322) is part of Medway local authority (view on map). Gillingham North has an approximate population of 8,300 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Gillingham North neighbours Chatham Maritime, Gillingham North East, Gillingham Central, and Gillingham East.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Gillingham North is the 33rd least deprived area in Medway (out of 38) with 50% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Medway and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Gillingham North, 36% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Medway and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Gillingham North % in Medway % in England
Eligible for free school meals 36% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 64% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Gillingham North, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Medway, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Gillingham North % in Medway % in England
No special educational needs 80% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Gillingham North, 44% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 32% in Medway, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Gillingham North % in Medway % in England
White 54% 68% 67%
Asian 8% 7% 14%
Black 25% 15% 7%
Mixed 9% 8% 7%
Other 2% 1% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Gillingham North with English as an additional language is 28%, compared with 17% in Medway, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Gillingham North % in Medway % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 28% 17% 22%
Known or believed to be English 71% 83% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Gillingham North has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Gillingham North
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Gillingham North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Gillingham North has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Gillingham North
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Gillingham North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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