Elaine Primary School
Rochester · Medway
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About Elaine Primary School
Elaine Primary School is a primary academy in Rochester, Medway. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 10 member schools: 10 primary schools. Local authorities: Croydon | Greenwich | Medway. Regions: London | South East. — from the INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Elaine Primary School is a primary academy in Rochester, Medway, part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Elaine Primary School
- Address
- Elaine Avenue
- Postcode
- ME2 2YN
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Medway
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- URN (official identifier)
- 145926
- Establishment number
- 2021
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 270
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 350
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Baldwin
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 21 Sep 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.elaine.medway.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01634294817
- Date opened
- 1 May 2018
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Elaine Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 270 | 50,905 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 52.2% | 26.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 20.7% | 13.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 8.5% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 16.7% | 17.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Elaine Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 20 Nov 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Elaine Primary Academy (URN 138504)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 11 Jul 2016
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportInspected as Elaine Primary Academy (URN 138504)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 21 May 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Elaine Primary School (URN 118582)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Feb 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Elaine Primary School (URN 118582)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 27 Mar 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Elaine Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.0% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 19.0% | 14.9% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Elaine Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £207,700 for 134 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 53.0% | 28.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £821 | £382 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Elaine Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 280 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Medway average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,236,000 £8,000 per pupil | £6,743 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,071,000 £7,410 per pupil | £5,552 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £729,000 £2,608 per pupil · 35.2% | £2,672 · 48.1% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £464,000 £1,660 per pupil · 22.4% | £1,155 · 20.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £249,000 £891 per pupil · 12.0% | £128 · 2.3% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £249,000 £891 per pupil · 12.0% | £115 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £165,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£60,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,806 per pupil, supply and agency £704 per pupil — spending down £396 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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