Saxon Way Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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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 2026 entry.
Saxon Way 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, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 38.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.8% 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
- Ingram Road, Gillingham, ME7 1SJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- 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.
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