Academy sponsor led · Medway

Warren Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
458Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140989URN

Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 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

100 applications for 45 places · 42nd of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 20 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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)

100 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.2; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.4; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.3; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.2; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.9; Medway median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Medway median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.0; Medway median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Medway median median 2.0
2016 1.1; Medway median median 2.2
2015 1.1; Medway median median 2.2
2014 1.2; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Warren Wood Community Primary School and Language Unit (URN 118556), the previous school.

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	45	100	2.2	43	0.96
Sep 2025	52	126	2.4	48	0.92
Sep 2024	57	130	2.3	55	0.96
Sep 2023	60	131	2.2	55	0.92
Sep 2022	60	133	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2021	54	100	1.9	53	0.98
Sep 2020	47	82	1.7	37	0.79
Sep 2019	41	79	1.9	33	0.80
Sep 2018	33	66	2.0	32	0.97
Sep 2017	31	50	1.6	30	0.97
Sep 2016	49	52	1.1	21	0.43
Sep 2015	39	44	1.1	17	0.44
Sep 2014 *	38	46	1.2	20	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 45% · Maths 48% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%47th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	38%	0%	102	99
2023/24	47%	2%	102	100
2022/23	42%	2%	101	99

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

Warren Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Oasis Restore
0.8 km · Medway

Not yet inspected
Crest Infant School
0.8 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place
Delce Academy
0.8 km · Medway

Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
Balfour Infant School
0.9 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place
New Horizons Children's Academy
1.1 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Balfour Junior School
1.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Infant School
1.4 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140989 · 887/2011
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 458 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Warren Wood Community Primary School and Language Unit (URN 118556)
Address: Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UR
Local authority: Medway

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