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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME4 5QNNew Road Primary School
Primary

New Road Primary School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME4 5QN http://www.newroad.medway.sch.uk

Pupils
366
cap. 360
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of New Road Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+5pp
66%58%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
366
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
39%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Bryant Street, Chatham, ME4 5QN
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
2024/2566%2%77%23%77%5%77%9%80%75%105.0102.0104.022%366
2023/2461%2%73%18%70%2%86%11%86%75%104.0103.0106.026%360
2022/2350%4%58%23%69%4%71%21%75%67%104.0103.0105.0-0.30+0.10+0.7042%360
2018/1958%5%63%19%77%23%74%7%77%70%103.0103.0106.0+0.40+3.50+0.3029%348
2017/1860%9%62%9%73%27%73%18%76%67%102.0102.0105.0-0.60+3.40+0.4030%352
2016/1760%13%70%18%78%25%78%25%78%78%103.0105.0108.0+0.00+2.30+1.1029%341

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
2024/2536626.422%39%45%6%21%
2023/2436025.426%33%39%6%18%
2022/2336023.742%32%44%7%21%
2021/2235224.841%32%46%8%27%
2020/2134627.139%30%36%
2018/1934823.629%31%36%5%13%
2017/1835222.030%34%33%5%15%
2016/1734117.629%35%31%5%18%

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