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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME8 9LPParkwood Primary School
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Parkwood Primary School

Primary

Medway · Gillingham · ME8 9LP

Pupils
526
cap. 540
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
526
Pupils · 2023/24
5%
EAL · 2023/24
16%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
526
Pupils · 2023/24
5%
EAL · 2023/24
16%
Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Parkwood Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
58%
+7pp
58%55%51%
'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
2%1%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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

2023/24

Pupils on roll
526
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2024/25
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP
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
2024/2558%2%67%27%69%4%71%22%74%60%104.0104.0102.0500
2023/2451%0%60%19%68%0%69%18%68%50%102.0102.0101.018%526
2022/2353%1%66%14%72%1%70%17%71%68%103.0102.0103.0-2.60-1.90-2.4015%546

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
2023/2452621.218%5%18%6%16%
2022/2354620.815%5%18%6%18%
2021/2257420.018%3%15%7%23%
2020/2159719.613%4%13%
2018/1925122.011%5%9%4%4%
2017/1827228.69%3%7%3%3%
2016/1726523.25%2%5%4%6%

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