Deanwood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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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Deanwood Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Deanwood 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, 28% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There are 18.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway is 22.8.
- 20.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.7% 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
- Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school at Deanwood.”
- “This is clear in the positive ways that they interact with one another.”
- “It is also reflected in their good attendance, which the school has worked diligently with families to improve.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders are reviewing the sequence of learning, in order to help pupils to embed this more securely.”
- “Sometimes, the tasks they are set do not align with the aims set out in the curriculum.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not develop their knowledge and skill as strongly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 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) | 28% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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 Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairview Community Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hempstead Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Hempstead Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Miers Court Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Infant School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published