Saxon Way Primary School

State-Funded School

saxon-way-primary-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME7 1SJPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Saxon Way Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 396 pupils. Saxon Way Primary School is part of The Griffin Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

Black

23%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

396

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 396
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Griffin Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 11 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.