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Parkwood Primary School

Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP

Local ranking73rd of 73 primary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

540

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Parkwood Primary School (URN 118472) since 1 January 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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

2024-25
Total Pupils
500
Boys
251 (50%)
Girls
249 (50%)
Capacity
540 (93% full)
SEND
17.2%
FSM Eligible
19.2%
EAL
4.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.0%
SEN Support
15.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.5
Budget per Pupil
£3,804/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.0%
  • White Other: 2.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Black African: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • Asian Other: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
  • Asian Indian: 0.6%

89.0%

White British

2.6%

White Other

1.4%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01634234699
office@parkwoodprimary.org.uk
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Deanwood Drive

Gillingham, South East

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Administrative

URN
151419
UKPRN
10096769
Establishment No.
2494
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