Parkwood Primary School
Academy converter in Gillingham, Medway.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 476 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 540 |
| Free school meals | 18.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Address | Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9LP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.parkwoodprimary.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01634234699 |
| URN | 151419 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 June 2023, published 7 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Parkwood Primary School, URN 118472).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Fairview Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Deanwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Miers Court Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Margaret's Infant School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Hempstead Junior School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Hempstead Infant School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Medway
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.