Burnt Oak Primary School
Burnt Oak Primary School is a converter academy in Gillingham for boys and girls aged 3 to 11.
Richmond Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LS01634 334344burntoak.medway.sch.ukMr Matthew Wignell headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Before it became this school, Burnt Oak Primary School was inspected on 17 May 2022 and judged Good (report). Same building, same children, so that report is the best guide until Ofsted comes back.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
59 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Burnt Oak Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 59 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 55 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 49% | 49% | 56% | 57% | 47% | 62% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 | 104.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.8 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 102.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.6 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 56% | 61% | 64% | 61% | 70% | 51% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 54% | 67% | 66% | 67% | 60% | 58% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 64% | 66% | 61% | 77% | 80% | 78% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -2.6 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -4.1 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -2.0 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -2.8 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 42% | 31% | 46% | 54% | 40% | 50% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 50% | 66% | 52% | 59% | 73% | 43% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Burnt Oak Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Medway council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.3% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 17.1% | 21.3% | 26.8% | 24.9% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Burnt Oak Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Skinner Street | Academy | 520 m | 372 | Good 2021 | 20 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 640 m | 450 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Saxon Way Primary School | Academy | 700 m | 396 | Not inspected | 21 | Compare |
| Barnsole Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 609 | Good 2024 | 8 | Compare |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 597 | Good 2019 | 86 | Compare |
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 460 | Good 2024 | 60 | Compare |
| Hospital and Medical Tuition Service | Miscellaneous | 1.1 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Byron Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 502 | No overall grade 2024 | 14 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Burnt Oak Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Burnt Oak Primary School yet.
How good are Burnt Oak Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 46% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Burnt Oak Primary School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Burnt Oak Primary School?
Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Richmond Road, Gillingham, ME7 1LS
- Telephone
- 01634 334344
- Website
- www.burntoak.medway.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Wignell
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Bluebell MAT (4 schools)
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward
- Gillingham North
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152588 · LAESTAB 8873760 · UKPRN 10101166
- Formerly
- Burnt Oak Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.