OFSTED
8 May 2024
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 converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
287
287 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
134
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
153
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.9 pts
above England
School
53.7%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
above England
School
26.5%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.8%
163
African
13.6%
39
Any other White background
10.1%
29
Any other Asian background
2.8%
8
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
8
Indian
2.8%
8
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
26.1%
75 of
287 pupils
5.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.4 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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Medway
69.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Writing
5.3 pts below England
School
65.0%
Medway
70.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
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
8.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.47 pts
higher than
England
School
8.69%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.33 pts
higher than
England
School
28.15%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.56 pts
higher than
England
School
5.36%
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
79.7%
8.5 pts
below England
Delce Academy
79.7%
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.