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Parkwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 9LP · parkwoodprimary.org.uk · 01634 234699
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 476
- 88% of 540 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Medway it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼102 | 105 | |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118472)
Ofsted
Parkwood Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118472)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118472), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118472)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118472)
Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118472)