SCHOOL PROFILE

Greenvale Primary School

Primary Community school URN 118317
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 206 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Medway
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 192 192 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 96 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

53.1%
28.3 pts above England
School 53.1%
Medway 25.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.7%
3.6 pts below England
School 16.7%
Medway 16.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.1%
123
African
14.6%
28
Any other White background
8.3%
16
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
4
Any other Asian background
1.6%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 49.5% 95 of 192 pupils
28.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 49.5%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 41.2% 79 pupils
England 14.8% 26.4 pts above
EHC plans 8.3% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 48
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.60 pts higher than England
School 7.82%
Medway 6.74%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.46 pts higher than England
School 27.27%
Medway 18.21%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.79%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.98 pts higher than England
School 3.79%
Medway 2.36%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.2% 5.0 pts above England
Greenvale Primary School
93.2%
Medway
96.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information