Byron Primary School
Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WESTBROOK TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Jon Carthy
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Westbrook Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 502
- URN
- 142399
- Local authority
- Medway
- Telephone
- 01634852981
About this school
Byron Primary School is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 502 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Byron 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 73 | 75 | 72 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 51% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 67% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 56% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 55% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Byron 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 | 44% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 520 |
| 2023/24 | 519 |
| 2024/25 | 521 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Byron Primary School compares
Byron Primary School ranked 48th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 6.5% | 31.7% | 502 | — |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy | 84% | 5.3% | 33.2% | 597 | 0.3 miles |
| Luton Primary School | 36% | 8.5% | 49.8% | 613 | 0.5 miles |
| Barnsole Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 609 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 42.2% | 343 | 0.6 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 66% | 6.3% | 45% | 352 | 0.8 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)
- 31.67%
- English as an additional language
- 32.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.47%
- Persistent absence
- 22.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Luton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Barnsole Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
New Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Gillingham
Byron Primary School ranks 16th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Gillingham.
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Featherby Junior School Primary
- Hempstead Infant School Primary
- Hempstead Junior School Primary
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Byron Primary School teach?
- Byron Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the head teacher of Byron Primary School?
- The head teacher of Byron Primary School is Mr Jon Carthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Byron Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Byron 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 Byron Primary School?
- Byron Primary School has 502 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Byron Primary School full?
- Byron Primary School has capacity for 525 pupils and 502 on roll (96%), 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 Byron Primary School a faith school?
- No. Byron Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Byron Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Byron Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Byron Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Byron Primary School is part of THE WESTBROOK TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Byron Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Byron Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Byron Primary School ranked 48th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Byron Primary School's absence rate?
- Byron Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Byron Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Byron 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 2 July 2026.