Primary school

Parkwood Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Medway
  • ME8 9LP
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,948 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 70%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · South East 64%4/10 Below+6.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · South East 7%2/10 Well below South East−24.2 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East+7.2 pts
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below+8.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 86 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 48% · 88 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 60% · 88 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 59% · 92 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 53% · 90 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 51% · 90 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 58% · 85 pupils · South East 64%60%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 1% · 86 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 88 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 88 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 92 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 1% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 2% · 85 pupils · South East 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 86 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 88 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 88 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 102 · 92 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 90 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 90 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 85 pupils · South East 106104101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 86 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 88 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 88 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 92 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 90 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 102 · 90 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 85 pupils · South East 105104101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
50 of 50 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5050
2nd441
3rd250

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2007Goodas predecessor
  3. 2010Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  8. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026476
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.2%
First language not English4.8%
SEN support15.2%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils10.3%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

88.1% full · 540 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.7
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 18.5
  • Other support 8.2

Teachers 21 FTE · Whole workforce 47.7 · 66 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£124,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £1,672,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it