Elaine Primary School

About Elaine Primary School

Elaine Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit slightly above the Medway local authority average, but the gap is narrow. The school recorded 65% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 62%. That places it 26th out of 55 primary schools in Medway, putting it in the top half of the borough. The school’s ranking score of 65 places it in the top 50% nationally, too. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects is just 4%, which is low and suggests that while most children meet the expected benchmark, very few are exceeding it. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2016. All five graded areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — were rated Good.

Looking deeper into the 2023/24 results, Elaine’s reading and maths scores are solid. The average reading score was 105, and the average maths score was 103, both above the national baseline of 100. In reading, 78% of pupils met the expected standard and 29% reached the higher standard. In maths, 71% met the expected standard and 20% achieved the higher mark. Writing was slightly weaker, with 69% at expected and 14% at the higher level. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is difficult to measure how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school has a very high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 53.1%, which is well above the national average, making these results arguably more impressive in context. The school is oversubscribed, with 71 applications for 23 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 22 of those 23 offers went to first-preference families.

Elaine Primary School is a mixed, non-denominational state primary in Medway, with a nursery for children aged three and above. The school has a capacity of 350 and currently has 282 pupils, so there is some room for growth. Facilities include an ICT suite, art studios, music rooms and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include gymnastics, football, cricket, swimming and athletics, and there are clubs for film, coding, drama and gardening. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families in Medway looking for a Good-rated primary that serves a diverse intake and has improved significantly since its last inspection, Elaine is a strong, popular choice — though the low proportion of higher-attaining pupils may be a consideration for those aiming for selective secondary entry.

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