Byron Primary School

State-Funded School

byron-primary-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME7 5XXPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Byron Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Medway, South East.

It currently serves 502 pupils. Byron Primary School is part of The Westbrook Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

15%

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

12%

Pupils

502

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 502
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Westbrook Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
9 Oct 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.