OFSTED
16 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Medway
Trust
RMET
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
245
243 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
116
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
129
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.5 pts
above England
School
43.3%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.1 pts
below England
School
12.2%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.8%
176
African
5.3%
13
Any other White background
4.5%
11
Indian
4.5%
11
White and Black African
2.4%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
5
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
32.7%
80 of
245 pupils
11.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
above
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
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
Medway
69.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Medway
70.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Maths
13.0 pts below England
School
59.0%
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
6.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.67 pts
higher than
England
School
6.88%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.48 pts
higher than
England
School
24.29%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.22 pts
higher than
England
School
2.02%
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
96.1%
7.9 pts
above England
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
96.1%
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.