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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME2 3HQGordons Children's Academy, Junior
Primary

Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

Primary

Medway · Rochester · ME2 3HQ https://www.gordonchildrensacademy.org.uk/

Pupils
296
cap. 400
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
296
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
296
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gordons Children's Academy, Junior · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-2pp
67%57%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
1%
-9pp
18%10%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
49%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
296
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Gordon Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HQ
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
2024/2565%1%83%33%71%3%75%24%49%75%106.0104.0104.017%296
2023/2467%10%84%35%67%11%74%35%67%72%106.0106.0105.014%320
2022/2358%16%71%38%69%21%75%26%68%70%105.0104.0105.0-0.70+0.20+0.1017%336
2018/1965%18%79%27%82%26%90%29%88%67%105.0106.0103.0+1.50+1.10+1.6016%349
2017/1847%4%64%13%71%10%60%14%79%53%101.0101.0100.0-1.90+0.20-1.7012%347
2016/1765%4%74%19%80%14%74%13%79%70%103.0102.0104.0-1.40-0.10-2.2010%336

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
2024/2529618.717%24%33%5%14%
2023/2432021.614%23%28%5%12%
2022/2333622.717%22%25%5%13%
2021/2232120.320%21%27%5%12%
2020/2134122.720%18%25%
2018/1934926.416%13%22%4%8%
2017/1834728.412%11%24%4%8%
2016/1733626.710%12%24%4%11%

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