Phoenix Primary School
Glencoe Road, Chatham, ME4 5QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Melissa Ireland-Hubbert
- Sponsor
- FPTA Academies (Fort Pitt Grammar School and The Thomas Aveling School)
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 138510
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634829009
About this school
Phoenix Primary School is a primary academy in Chatham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 396 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 37% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 47% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 47% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 34% | 46% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Phoenix 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 | 32% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 369 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Phoenix Primary School compares
Phoenix Primary School ranked 51st of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 9% | 57% | 396 | — |
| Greenvale Primary School | — | 7.8% | 50% | 192 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 42.2% | 343 | 0.3 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 66% | 6.3% | 45% | 352 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Infant School | — | 9% | 45% | 77 | 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)
- 57.04%
- English as an additional language
- 34.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.98%
- Persistent absence
- 33.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenvale Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
New Road Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St John's Church of England Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
Phoenix Primary School ranks 14th 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
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Phoenix Primary School teach?
- Phoenix Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the head of school of Phoenix Primary School?
- The head of school of Phoenix Primary School is Mrs Melissa Ireland-Hubbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Phoenix Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Phoenix 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 Phoenix Primary School?
- Phoenix Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Phoenix Primary School full?
- Phoenix Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 396 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Phoenix Primary School a faith school?
- No. Phoenix Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Phoenix Primary School?
- Phoenix Primary School is part of BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Phoenix Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Phoenix Primary School rank locally?
- Phoenix Primary School ranked 51st of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Phoenix Primary School's absence rate?
- Phoenix Primary School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Phoenix Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phoenix 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 1 July 2026.