Welcome to Deanwood Primary School
Welcome to Deanwood Primary School. Starting school is a most important time in your child's life and at Deanwood we aim to make it a great start. Being a smaller school helps us to create a happy, successful and safe environment in which to learn.
Happy, Successful and Safe
Deanwood is a community Primary School with a nursery provision. At present, there are 209 children on roll, organised into eight classes. A large percentage of our children join us at the age of 3 and leave at the end of Year 6. Deanwood joined the Howard Academy Trust on 1st October 2016.
Our Curriculum
We recognise that a curriculum has to be broad, balanced and offer pupils opportunities to grow as individuals as well as learners. We also intend to offer our pupils new and exciting experiences through extra-curricular activities that are designed to build resilience, confidence and self-esteem.
Ethos & Values
At Deanwood we want everybody to be “Happy, Successful and Safe”. We aim to do this by promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty
& mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
House Points
Latest News
25/02/19 00:00:0019 Feb 2025
Chatham Dockyard
Last week, Year 6 had a brilliant (but cold!) trip to Chatham Dockyard. They took part in a rope making workshop and a S...
24/12/19 00:00:0019 Dec 2024
Christmas 2024
We are feeling very festive at Deanwood now!Yesterday we had our Christmas lunch which the children really enjoyed...
24/10/17 00:00:0017 Oct 2024
A Historical Journey
Hawthorn Class has been on a historical journey! They continued their historical journey into the Islamic Civilisation o...
24/07/04 00:00:004 Jul 2024
Carroty Wood Trip
Our year 6 pupils had a brilliant time at Carroty Wood where they took part in many fantastic outdoor activities, includ...
At the start of term, Year 2 had a great time during Science Week, learning about how the Three Little Pigs story linked nicely to Science. They explored and tested everyday materials and went on to make their own houses in groups. They "huffed" and they "puffed" but their houses did not blow down! The strength was also tested. Do you think they were all strong enough to hold the weight of the book?
Introducing Deanwood's new Art Ambassadors! In meetings, they will talk about the artwork they have done in class as well as the artists they have learned about. They will also help Mrs Turner to know what areas of art and which artists they would like to spend more time exploring. They will feed back from their class learning experiences to say what is going well and what could be done to make it even better. What an important job they have! We look forward to hearing more from them throughout the academic year.
What's going on at Deanwood?!?! Unfortunately, we have a leaking pipe underneath the KS2 playground which needs to be fixed urgently. We are hopeful that the work will be completed by the start of next week at the latest. Please bear with us as there is likely to be some disruption at pick up and drop off times.
Where you can find us
Open Days
Come and visit Deanwood!
Our open days for our September 2026 intake can be found below! Join us for a tour around our school, and a chance to speak to the Principal, SENCO and EYFS Team.
To book your place, please contact the school office: at office@deanwood.medway.sch.uk or call us on 01634 231901.
Wednesday 12th November 2025 | 1.45 pm
Thursday 20th November 2025 | 1.45 pm