OFSTED
25 May 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
618
606 full-time ·
12 part-time
Female pupils
321
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
297
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.6 pts
below England
School
22.2%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.6 pts
above England
School
25.9%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
46.0%
284
African
16.5%
102
Any other White background
10.5%
65
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
24
Indian
3.7%
23
White and Black African
2.6%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.3%
119 of
618 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
35.0%
25.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Medway
69.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
35.0%
Writing
35.3 pts below England
School
35.0%
Medway
70.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
Medway
68.3%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.95 pts
lower than
England
School
5.26%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
lower than
England
School
14.96%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.76%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.04 pts
lower than
England
School
1.76%
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
98.1%
9.9 pts
above England
New Horizons Children's Academy
98.1%
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.