Twydall Primary School and Nursery

Twydall Primary School is performing well, exhibiting a welcoming environment where pupils feel supported and included in all aspects of school life. The leadership is ambitious and focused on improving educational standards, having raised expectations for pupil achievement through a well-structured curriculum. Most pupils achieve well, engaging actively in their learning and showing enthusiasm, particularly in reading. This recent inspection marks a positive shift from the previous grade of Requires Improvement, indicating significant progress.

Strengths

• Pupils are kind and respectful towards each other.
• Leaders have implemented an ambitious and logically organized curriculum.
• Teaching quality is strengthened through high-quality professional development.
• The systematic teaching of phonics is effectively used across the school.
• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for reading and take pride in their achievements.
• Pupils' personal development is well supported, including learning about democracy and different faiths.

Areas for Improvement

• Some new staff lack the necessary training to deliver the curriculum effectively.
• Attendance issues persist among some disadvantaged pupils.

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 Twydall Primary School and Nursery attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.3% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Twydall Primary School and Nursery 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 Twydall Primary School and Nursery had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 22.0% of pupils at Twydall Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.6% 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 2024–25 Twydall Primary School and Nursery received £8,114 and spent £8,321 for each of its 263 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £316,000 (£1,203 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Aletheia Academies Trust, income was £5,972 and spending £6,275 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Gillingham · Medway local authority: places and applications

Twydall Primary School and Nursery is part of Aletheia Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Rainham Mark Grammar School Gillingham
• Riverside Primary School Gillingham
• Cliffe Woods Primary School Rochester
• Halling Primary School Rochester
• Shorne Church of England Primary School Gravesend
• Ditton Church of England Junior School Aylesford
• Gravesend Grammar School Gravesend
• Whitehill Primary School Gravesend
• Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Gravesend
• Saint George's Church of England School Gravesend

What is Twydall Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Twydall Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Twydall Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Twydall Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Twydall Primary School and Nursery have?

Twydall Primary School and Nursery has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Twydall Primary School and Nursery cover?

Twydall Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Twydall Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Twydall Primary School and Nursery?

Twydall Primary School and Nursery is at Twydall Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6JS.