Parkwood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Medway
Deanwood Drive, Gillingham, ME8 9LP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 07/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
10.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
476
Capacity used
Has space88%
540 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
42 of 42 families who put it first got an offer
45
Places offered
149
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 42 | 42 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 29 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 37 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 149 | 45 | 30% |
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee McCormack
- Address
- Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP
- Phone
- 01634234699
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Rainham South East · Gillingham and Rainham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151419
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
476 pupils · 540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 464 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Medway council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.