Parkwood Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Parkwood Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 110 schools in Medway. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in June 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 June 2023, report 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
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
476 pupils on roll, with places for 540
Schools near Parkwood Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Community Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Deanwood Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 28% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Miers Court Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Lee McCormack
- Phone
- 01634234699
- Address
- Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP
- Local authority
- Medway
- URN
- 151419
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.