Park Way Primary School is a primary school located in Maidstone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Way, Maidstone

School Information

Address: Park Way, Maidstone, ME15 7AH
Website: http://www.park-way.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01622753651
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Dhanecha
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118302

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 312
Number of Boys: 144
Number of Girls: 168

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Way Primary School
Park Way , ME15 7AH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close , Postley Road ME15 6TL
3out of 4 683 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road , Shepway ME15 8DF
3out of 4 1,295 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oaks Primary Academy
Oak Tree Avenue , ME15 9AX
3out of 4 1,310 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Tiger Primary School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL
3out of 4 1,418 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road , ME15 7BT
3out of 4 630 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL
2out of 4 1,418 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT
4out of 4 1,613 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DS
4out of 4 1,681 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ
- not rated 1,705 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Five Acre Wood School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QF
4out of 4 1,363 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT
- not rated 1,722 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF
- not rated 1,974 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU
2out of 4 2,709 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Snowfields Academy
Popesfield Way , ME14 5GA
- not rated 3,166 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.