Saxon Way Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Saxon Way Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 June 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1SJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 396 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and excited to learn at this welcoming primary school.”
- “Staff recognise the importance of building strong relationships with every family.”
- “The three pillars of ‘proud traditions, wide horizons and high achievement’ are the foundation of the curriculum, wider enrichment and staff expectations.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school is still identifying the most important knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “This prevents pupils, particularly pupils with SEND, from building the depth of knowledge they need.”
- “However, the way that teachers check whether pupils understand their learning is not yet consistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2025 (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) | 62% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 32 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025, as Medway published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Burnt Oak Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnsole Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Academy of Woodlands 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Byron Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published