Phoenix Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Phoenix Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Phoenix Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers (1.0 first choices per offer, the 17th highest of 64 Medway primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 63.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 38.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Glencoe Road, Chatham, ME4 5QD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 396 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at the school are safe, happy and an active part of their community.”
- “The pupils at the school embody the school’s philosophy of ‘valuing self, others and the environment’.”
- “Parents support the school’s effective work in securing pupils’ mental and physical well-being.”
To improve
- “Outcomes in Year 6 after COVID-19 do not reflect the quality of the comprehensive curricular offer children currently receive at Phoenix.”
- “However, too many pupils from some vulnerable groups are persistently absent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Greenvale Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Road Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Balfour Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Luton Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Balfour Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published