Greenvale Primary School
Symons Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5UP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Allnutt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 118317
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634409521
About this school
Greenvale Primary School is a community primary school in Chatham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 192 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Greenvale 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenvale Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.8% | 50% | 192 | — |
| Phoenix Primary School | 38% | 9% | 57% | 396 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 42.2% | 343 | 0.4 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 66% | 6.3% | 45% | 352 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 446 | 0.6 miles |
| Luton Primary School | 36% | 8.5% | 49.8% | 613 | 0.6 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)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 22.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.82%
- Persistent absence
- 27.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Phoenix Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
New Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Luton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
- Phoenix Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenvale Primary School teach?
- Greenvale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenvale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenvale Primary School is Mrs Amanda Allnutt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenvale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenvale 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 Greenvale Primary School?
- Greenvale Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greenvale Primary School full?
- Greenvale Primary School has capacity for 206 pupils and 192 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Greenvale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenvale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenvale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenvale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Greenvale Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenvale Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Greenvale Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Greenvale Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.