Deanwood Primary School
Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Howard Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 143458
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634231901
About this school
Deanwood Primary School is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Deanwood 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 13 March 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 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 67% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 83% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 34% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Deanwood 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 | 61% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 28% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deanwood Primary School compares
Deanwood Primary School ranked 57th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 238 | — |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 15.7% | 189 | 0.2 miles |
| Fairview Community Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 670 | 0.4 miles |
| Parkwood Primary School | — | 4.6% | 19.2% | 476 | 0.5 miles |
| Hempstead Junior School | 72% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 371 | 0.9 miles |
| Hempstead Infant School | — | 5.1% | 8.3% | 251 | 1.0 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)
- 29.52%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 14.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Fairview Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Parkwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Hempstead Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Hempstead Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
Deanwood Primary School ranks 18th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Gillingham.
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron 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 Deanwood Primary School teach?
- Deanwood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Deanwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Deanwood Primary School is Mrs Jane Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Deanwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deanwood 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 Deanwood Primary School?
- Deanwood Primary School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Deanwood Primary School full?
- Deanwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 238 on roll (113%), 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 Deanwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Deanwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Deanwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Deanwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Deanwood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Deanwood Primary School is part of THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Deanwood 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 28% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Deanwood Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Deanwood Primary School ranked 57th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deanwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Deanwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deanwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deanwood 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.