New Road Primary School
Bryant Street, Chatham, ME4 5QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Cooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 118320
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634843084
About this school
New Road Primary School is a community primary school in Chatham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 19 April 2023, 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 | 48 | 44 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 61% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 75% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 New Road 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 366 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Road Primary School compares
New Road Primary School ranked 29th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.3% | 45% | 352 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 42.2% | 343 | 0.2 miles |
| Phoenix Primary School | 38% | 9% | 57% | 396 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenvale Primary School | — | 7.8% | 50% | 192 | 0.5 miles |
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary School | 68% | 5% | 34.5% | 460 | 0.5 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)
- 45.03%
- English as an additional language
- 39.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Phoenix Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Greenvale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Chatham
New Road Primary School ranks 11th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Chatham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary 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
- Oaklands School Primary
- Phoenix Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does New Road Primary School teach?
- New Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the headteacher of New Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Road Primary School is Mrs Samantha Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Road 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 many pupils are at New Road Primary School?
- New Road Primary School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is New Road Primary School full?
- New Road Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 352 on roll (98%), 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 New Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have New Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Road Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- New Road Primary School ranked 29th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Road Primary School's absence rate?
- New Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Road 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.