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Parkwood Primary School

Community school · Gillingham · ME8 9LP

Ages 4–11 · 526 pupils · Medway

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
486

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

57

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
165
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill97%

526 pupils · 540 places

Pupils on roll
526
Boys / girls
264 / 262
School capacity
540
Capacity fill
526 / 540 (97%)
Free school meals
17.5%
FSM pupils
92
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Headteacher Lee McCormack

Location

Address
Deanwood Drive, Rainham
Postcode
ME8 9LP
Town
Gillingham
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gillingham, Medway, 526 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.5%.

Open schools in Gillingham
43
Primary schools in Gillingham
30
Academies among open schools in Gillingham
70% (30)
Open schools in ME8
18
Primary in ME8
13
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GillinghamNear ME8

  • Parkwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 9LP · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM18.7%

    0.0 miles away

  • Fairview Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 0NU · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand0.99

    0.5 miles away

  • Deanwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 9TX · Medway

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • Miers Court Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rainham · ME8 8JR · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • St Margaret's Infant School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · ME8 9AE · Medway

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Hempstead Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gillingham · ME7 3HJ · Medway

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM11.1%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Lee McCormack

Official links