Parkwood Primary School
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Lee McCormack
- Sponsor
- The Primary First Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 476
- URN
- 151419
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634234699
About this school
Parkwood Primary School is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 476 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Parkwood Primary School (URN 118472).
How Parkwood Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 19.2% | 476 | — |
| Fairview Community Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 670 | 0.5 miles |
| Deanwood Primary School | 28% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 238 | 0.5 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 15.7% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| Miers Court Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 16.6% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's Infant School | — | 4.6% | 16.4% | 312 | 0.9 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)
- 19.2%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fairview Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Deanwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Miers Court Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rainham
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St Margaret's Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkwood Primary School teach?
- Parkwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkwood Primary School is Headteacher Lee McCormack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkwood 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 Parkwood Primary School?
- Parkwood Primary School has 476 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Parkwood Primary School full?
- Parkwood Primary School has capacity for 540 pupils and 476 on roll (88%), 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 Parkwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Parkwood Primary School?
- Parkwood Primary School is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Parkwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census.
- Does Parkwood 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 Parkwood 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 10 July 2026.