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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME4 5QDPhoenix Primary School
Primary

Phoenix Primary School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME4 5QD www.phoenixprimary.com

Pupils
412
cap. 360
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
34%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
34%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Phoenix Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
38%
+1pp
50%41%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
48%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
412
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
34%

Contact

Address
Glencoe Road, Chatham, ME4 5QD
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
2024/2538%6%48%22%52%8%53%14%63%45%100.098.099.019%412
2023/2437%0%47%12%47%3%47%7%71%46%100.098.098.017%369
2022/2332%2%40%9%53%7%40%2%74%34%98.097.097.0-3.70-1.50-3.9023%359
2018/1949%0%57%6%62%2%72%6%60%55%100.0101.099.0-0.70-1.10+0.0056%233
2017/1850%4%59%13%71%14%68%13%55%59%101.0101.0100.0-2.50-1.60-1.1066%235
2016/1734%1%46%10%41%4%50%7%37%43%98.098.098.0-3.30-6.70-3.7065%251

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
2024/2541229.919%35%57%9%34%
2023/2436929.317%34%52%10%35%
2022/2335923.923%31%51%9%31%
2021/2231519.926%28%48%6%20%
2020/2126718.838%20%55%
2018/1923316.256%25%59%4%9%
2017/1823520.666%29%56%4%6%
2016/1725120.265%26%56%4%9%

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