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Park Way Primary School

Maidstone, ME15 7AHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.5×
Not oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 45 places
Ranking
#7,519
of 13,686 nationally

About Park Way Primary School

Park Way Primary School in Maidstone holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its last graded inspection in 2015 and confirmed in an ungraded visit in July 2024. The school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 61 per cent. That figure is just a shade below the Kent local authority average of 63 per cent, placing Park Way in the bottom half of primary schools nationally and 24th out of 44 schools in the Maidstone district. The school’s overall ranking score of 61 puts it in the bottom 50 per cent of schools across the South East region. While the combined figure is modest, individual subject results tell a more nuanced story: 98 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and 80 per cent did so in maths, with average scores of 109 and 104 respectively.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPark Way, Park Way Primary School, Maidstone, Maidstone, ME15 7AH
HeadteacherKaren Dhanecha
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils310
Free School Meals (FSM)30.6%
School Capacity310 / 315 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (10 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Feb 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryPlaying FieldsOutdoor PlaygroundICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballTennisDanceCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

ChoirDramaChessFilm ClubGardeningArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Park Way Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.