Academy converter · Medway

The Academy of Woodlands

2–11Ages
758Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139493URN

Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

158 applications for 72 places · 44th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

25 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Medway median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

158 applications · 72 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 2.2; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.3; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.0; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Medway median median 2.2
2021 2.6; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Medway median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.1; Medway median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Medway median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Medway median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Medway median median 2.2
2014 2.8; Medway median median 2.1

This school
Medway median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	72	158	2.2	68	0.94
Sep 2025	79	159	2.0	76	0.96
Sep 2024	90	207	2.3	88	0.98
Sep 2023	84	171	2.0	78	0.93
Sep 2022	90	191	2.1	87	0.97
Sep 2021	90	231	2.6	112	1.24
Sep 2020	90	213	2.4	113	1.26
Sep 2019	90	217	2.4	98	1.09
Sep 2018	89	189	2.1	88	0.99
Sep 2017	90	181	2.0	95	1.06
Sep 2016	87	179	2.1	80	0.92
Sep 2015	90	176	2.0	85	0.94
Sep 2014	60	166	2.8	82	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 83% · Maths 72% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%19th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	105	104
2023/24	49%	7%	102	101
2022/23	49%	4%	103	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Academy of WoodlandsThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Medway

2026

1.8applications per place
Barnsole Primary School
0.8 km · Medway

Good2024

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Featherby Junior School
0.8 km · Medway

Good2022

64%met the SATs standard
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
1.1 km · Medway

Improved significantly2024

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Medway

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Saxon Way Primary School
1.2 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Byron Primary School
1.4 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Medway

Good2023

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139493 · 887/2412
Trust: Rivermead Inclusive Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 758 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Woodlands Primary School (URN 118431)
Address: Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources