Parkway Primary SchoolNorthwood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Erith.

Summary of the comparison

Parkway Primary School and Northwood Primary School are primary schools in Erith.

  • Parkway Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Northwood Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Northwood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parkway Primary School was judged Good and Northwood Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 24.0% for Parkway Primary School and 54.0% for Northwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Parkway Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 24.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Northwood Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parkway Primary School versus Northwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ErithParkway Primary SchoolErithNorthwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking52nd of 60 in Bexley 43rd of 60 in Bexley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll245 172
Capacity306 240
LocationErith, DA18 4DP Erith, DA18 4HN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard24.0% 54.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census245 172
Free school meals (ever 6)34.8% 45.4%
English as an additional language24.9% 36.6%
SEN support18.8% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan30.6% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% 13.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Parkway Primary School

Northwood Primary School

Full profiles: Parkway Primary School · Northwood Primary School