Academy sponsor led · Medway

Twydall Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
245Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142393URN

Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

81 applications for 26 places · 18th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Medway median (2.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.1; Medway median median 2.5
2025 4.0; Medway median median 2.8
2024 3.1; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.0; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Medway median median 2.1
2020 1.8; Medway median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Medway median median 2.2
2018 1.9; Medway median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Medway median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Medway median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Twydall Primary School (URN 136131), the previous school.

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	26	81	3.1	24	0.92
Sep 2025	18	72	4.0	17	0.94
Sep 2024	26	81	3.1	25	0.96
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2022	31	64	2.1	29	0.94
Sep 2021	40	68	1.7	35	0.88
Sep 2020	40	72	1.8	37	0.93
Sep 2019	41	79	1.9	36	0.88
Sep 2018	43	80	1.9	39	0.91
Sep 2017	40	69	1.7	39	0.98
Sep 2016	41	101	2.5	40	0.98
Sep 2015 *	51	109	2.1	50	0.98
Sep 2014 *	71	147	2.1	74	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 68% · Maths 59% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%41st of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	2%	102	101
2023/24	43%	0%	100	99
2022/23	36%	4%	102	99

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

Twydall Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
0.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Featherby Junior School
0.7 km · Medway

Good2022

64%met the SATs standard
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Medway

2026

1.8applications per place
Thames View Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Good2023

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Academy of Woodlands
1.4 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
1.9 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Infant School
1.9 km · Medway

Improved significantly2025

2.5applications per place
Barnsole Primary School
2.2 km · Medway

Good2024

3.1applications per place 52%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142393 · 887/2014
Trust: Aletheia Academies Trust
Capacity: 255 pupils · 245 on roll
Free school meals: 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Twydall Primary School (URN 136131)
Address: Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS
Local authority: Medway

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