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Parkwood Primary School

Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP

Primary

Phase

540

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 December 2024 and continues as Parkwood Primary School (URN 151419) (opened 1 January 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
58.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
67.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
60.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
85

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
526
Boys
264 (50%)
Girls
262 (50%)
Capacity
540 (97% full)

*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
25.8
Budget per Pupil
£5,505/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
5.9% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence
15.6% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24
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  • White British: 88.0%
  • White Other: 1.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
  • Black African: 0.9%
  • Asian Indian: 0.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.8%

88.0%

White British

1.9%

White Other

1.5%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Deanwood Drive

Gillingham, South East

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Administrative

URN
118472
UKPRN
10074063
Establishment No.
2494

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