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Byron Primary School

Primary

Medway · Gillingham · ME7 5XX

Pupils
521
cap. 525
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
521
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
521
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2024

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

Overview of Byron Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
0pp
67%56%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
3%
-5pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
521
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX
Local authority
Medway
Website
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
2024/2551%3%65%24%68%8%60%17%81%58%103.0101.0101.018%521
2023/2451%8%67%20%68%12%56%12%76%55%103.0102.0101.018%519
2022/2344%4%58%27%74%11%63%19%84%52%102.0102.0102.0-2.60-0.70-2.8018%520
2018/1964%8%72%31%80%21%73%19%81%72%104.0104.0104.0+2.40+2.10+1.1011%519
2017/1867%11%78%26%76%26%76%17%76%75%104.0103.0103.0+1.50+1.10+1.10514
2016/1741%7%51%16%81%20%59%13%70%49%100.0101.0100.0+0.40+4.60+0.909%515

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
2024/2552121.918%32%32%6%23%
2023/2451919.318%32%28%6%15%
2022/2352019.318%30%28%6%20%
2021/2251119.519%31%24%7%24%
2020/2151019.817%27%24%
2018/1951921.311%26%19%4%11%
2017/1819.64%12%
2016/1751519.89%26%21%4%11%

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