New Road Primary School

New Road Primary School continues to be a good school, with pupils showing eagerness to learn and a high level of enthusiasm for their curriculum. The leadership has fostered a supportive team environment that encourages staff development. Pupils enjoy a variety of engaging experiences that enhance their education, and they feel safe and well-supported within the school community. However, the school faces challenges in a few subjects where curriculum planning is less detailed, which impacts the delivery and coherence of knowledge progression for students. Additionally, there are inconsistencies in how pupils are supported in learning to read, which can hinder their confidence and fluency.

Strengths

• Pupils have a strong eagerness to learn and a positive attitude towards school.
• The school has a well-structured and ambitious curriculum that enriches learning.
• Strong support is provided for pupils with SEND to manage their behavior.
• Staff are well-supported in their professional development.
• The school's nurturing environment helps pupils make friends and feel safe.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum plans are not detailed enough in a small number of subjects.
• Targets for pupils with SEND are sometimes not specific enough.
• Inconsistencies in the support for pupils learning to read.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at New Road Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at New Road Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 New Road Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.5% of pupils at New Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 New Road Primary School received £8,423 and spent £7,985 for each of its 336 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £198,000 (£590 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is New Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was New Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Road Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does New Road Primary School have?

New Road Primary School has 352 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Road Primary School cover?

New Road Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are New Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Road Primary School?

New Road Primary School is at Bryant Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5QN.