Park Way Primary School
Primary schoolPark Way Primary School is a primary school in Maidstone, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 307 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 10 July 2024
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, 53% of pupils at Park Way Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 53% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Maidstone Grammar SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 67.0 (2025/26, provisional)580 m
- South Borough Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Greenfields Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Leigh Academy OaksPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Five Acre Wood SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), July 20241.2 km
- New Line Learning AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 29.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Maidstone
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).