Park Way Primary School
Park Way, Maidstone, ME15 7AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Dhanecha
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 118302
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622753651
About this school
Park Way Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 307 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 61% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 98% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 80% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Park Way Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 311 |
| 2024/25 | 310 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Way Primary School compares
Park Way Primary School ranked 330th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.5% | 30.7% | 307 | — |
| South Borough Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 28.3% | 448 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 44.5% | 450 | 0.7 miles |
| Leigh Academy Oaks | 89% | 5.8% | 40.8% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| Tiger Primary School | 60% | 7.9% | 41.2% | 392 | 0.8 miles |
| Archbishop Courtenay Primary School | 74% | 6.1% | 38.1% | 329 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.65%
- English as an additional language
- 34.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 11.58%
Location
Nearby schools
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South Borough Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Greenfields Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Leigh Academy Oaks0.7 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Tiger Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Park Way Primary School ranks 35th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- Allington Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
- Barming Primary School Primary
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Brunswick House Primary School Primary
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
- East Farleigh Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hollingbourne Primary School Primary
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Park Way Primary School teach?
- Park Way Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Way Primary School?
- The headteacher of Park Way Primary School is Mrs Karen Dhanecha, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Park Way Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Way Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Park Way Primary School?
- Park Way Primary School has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Park Way Primary School full?
- Park Way Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 307 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Park Way Primary School a faith school?
- No. Park Way Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Way Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Park Way Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Park Way Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park Way Primary School rank locally?
- Park Way Primary School ranked 330th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Way Primary School's absence rate?
- Park Way Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Way Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Way Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.