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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME7 2JGBarnsole Primary School
Primary

Barnsole Primary School

Primary

Medway · Gillingham · ME7 2JG www.barnsoleprimary.medway.sch.uk

Pupils
665
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
665
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
665
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barnsole Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
52%
+7pp
76%52%28%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
665
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Barnsole Road, Gillingham, ME7 2JG
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
2024/2552%0%65%26%81%2%64%15%76%62%103.0102.0102.016%665
2023/2445%2%57%15%71%3%56%16%78%59%101.0102.0101.010%668
2022/2328%0%54%18%56%1%48%6%74%58%101.099.0100.0-4.80-5.10-5.6010%671
2018/1958%8%66%21%75%18%71%25%76%75%102.0103.0106.0-4.80-3.10-3.809%702
2017/1876%12%88%40%88%16%83%31%80%82%107.0105.0108.0+1.30-0.10+0.40728

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
2024/2566523.516%19%37%7%18%
2023/2466821.110%19%33%6%21%
2022/2367122.810%16%29%6%20%
2021/2267325.28%16%30%7%27%
2020/2168125.310%13%26%
2018/1970232.89%10%27%5%13%
2017/1824.84%10%

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