Parkway Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Alsike Road
Erith
Kent
DA18 4DP
Phone 02083100176
Reference Number 101437

Parkway Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance overall, providing a safe and supportive environment where pupils feel happy and engaged in their learning. The school has established a broad and ambitious curriculum that emphasizes high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The commitment of leaders and staff to fostering a culture of respect, responsibility, and community involvement is evident through the various enrichment activities offered, and pupils take pride in their school and contributions to its character development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 245
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 60%
Girls: 40%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 16.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 10 30
2 18 11 29
3 22 11 33
4 19 17 36
5 26 15 41
6 19 15 34

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 32.2%
African 28.6%
Asian, Other 7.8%
White, Other 5.7%
White & Black (African) 2.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2%
Chinese 2%
White & Asian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
Caribbean 1.6%
Unclassified 1.2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Indian 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 25 Jun 2024
Date Report
25 Jun 2024 School inspection
09 Oct 2018 Short inspection
01 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
30 May 2012 Monitoring visit
07 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
03 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
26 Sep 2007 Curriculum and development visit
26 Apr 2006 Full inspection:
19 Jun 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy, feel safe, and enjoy their learning.
  • High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • Broad and ambitious curriculum aligned with national expectations.
  • Effective early reading curriculum that engages pupils.
  • Strong behavior management and positive pupil attitudes.
  • Well-trained staff delivering quality phonics education.
  • Involvement of pupils in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects still need refinement to ensure key knowledge is taught in the right order.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 24%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.5
Writing -0.5
Maths -1.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 1
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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