Painters Ash Primary School
Primary schoolPainters Ash Primary School is a primary school in Gravesham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 391 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 1 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Painters Ash Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Northfleet School for GirlsSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional)510 m
- Northfleet Technology CollegeSecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Springhead Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Shears Green Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Shears Green Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 20241.1 km
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gravesham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).