Byron Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · 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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Byron Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Byron 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, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
- Reception 2026 drew 56 first-choice applications for 56 offers, the 17th highest ratio of first choices per offer among 64 Medway primary schools.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility is 31.1%, against a middle figure of 37.9% 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
- Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 502 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ learning and behaviour.”
- “Pupils are keen to do their best to meet these aims.”
- “They behave well and they like the way the school celebrates their achievements.”
To improve
- “However, there are variations in how well teachers build pupils’ knowledge and, in particular, vocabulary in some subjects.”
- “At other times, pupils’ grasp of the specific language needed for their learning is not as secure.”
- “This results in them being unclear in aspects of their understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2024 (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) | 51% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 56 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.
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Luton Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnsole Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Road Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published