SCHOOL PROFILE

Elaine Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145926
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 350 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 September 2022
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 —
Local authority Medway
Trust INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 270 263 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 119 44.1% of pupils
Male pupils 151 55.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.2%
27.4 pts above England
School 52.2%
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.

6.3%
5.3 pts above England
School 6.3%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.6%
177
African
7.4%
20
Any other White background
4.4%
12
Any other Asian background
3.0%
8
Bangladeshi
2.6%
7
White and Asian
2.6%
7
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 29.3% 79 of 270 pupils
8.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.3%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.7% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 8.5% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Other difficulty or disability 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 2
Vision impairment 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Medway 58.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Medway 69.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Medway 70.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.12 pts higher than England
School 7.34%
Medway 6.74%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.00 pts higher than England
School 26.81%
Medway 18.21%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.82 pts higher than England
School 3.62%
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

77.1% 11.0 pts below England
Elaine Primary School
77.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information