Community school · Kent

Park Way Primary School

4–11Ages
307Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118302URN

Park Way, Park Way Primary School, Maidstone, ME15 7AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

100 applications for 45 places · 227th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

10 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 January 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

100 applications · 45 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.8; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	100	2.2	25	0.56
Sep 2025	45	85	1.9	24	0.53
Sep 2024	40	76	1.9	26	0.65
Sep 2023	44	99	2.3	27	0.61
Sep 2022	45	81	1.8	28	0.62
Sep 2021	34	63	1.9	20	0.59
Sep 2020	45	79	1.8	33	0.73
Sep 2019	45	70	1.6	23	0.51
Sep 2018	45	97	2.2	34	0.76
Sep 2017	45	92	2.0	34	0.76
Sep 2016	45	122	2.7	33	0.73
Sep 2015	45	79	1.8	27	0.60
Sep 2014	45	79	1.8	28	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 67% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%321st of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	2%	105	102
2023/24	61%	2%	109	104
2022/23	61%	11%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Park Way Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
South Borough Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Oaks
1.2 km · Kent

2026

3.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Tiger Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Molehill
1.4 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
1.6 km · Kent

2026

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118302 · 886/2176
Capacity: 315 pupils · 307 on roll
Free school meals: 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Park Way, Park Way Primary School, Maidstone, ME15 7AH
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources