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Phoenix Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Chatham · ME4 5QD

Ages 5–11 · 396 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

10.2%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)37%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)35.2%
Unauthorised6.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
375

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

23

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
65
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
0
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill110%

396 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
396
Boys / girls
189 / 207
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
396 / 360 (110%)
Free school meals
63.9%
FSM pupils
253
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
FPTA Academies (Fort Pitt Grammar School and The Thomas Aveling School)
Headteacher
Mrs Melissa Ireland-Hubbert

Location

Address
Glencoe Road
Postcode
ME4 5QD
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 5–11, in Chatham, Medway, 396 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 63.9%.

Open schools in Chatham
34
Primary schools in Chatham
22
Academies among open schools in Chatham
68% (23)
Open schools in ME4
15
Primary in ME4
10
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 ChathamNear ME4

  • Greenvale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 5UP · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM53.1%
    • Demand1.50

    0.2 miles away

  • New Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 5QN · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM42.8%
    • Demand0.93

    0.3 miles away

  • Balfour Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 6QX · Medway

    Ages 7–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM30.6%

    0.6 miles away

  • Luton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 5AW · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM52.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Balfour Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rochester · ME1 2QT · Medway

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM21.3%
    • Demand0.99

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melissa Ireland-Hubbert
Telephone
01634829009
Website
www.phoenixprimary.com

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