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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 7 May 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Walderslade Primary School, URN 118321
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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 entry127 applications · 29 places offered · 34 named it first
- 2026 4.4; Medway median median 2.5
- 2025 5.4; Medway median median 2.8
- 2024 4.8; Medway median median 2.8
- 2023 4.0; Medway median median 2.2
- 2022 4.3; Medway median median 2.2
- 2021 4.4; Medway median median 2.1
- 2020 3.6; Medway median median 2.1
- 2019 6.1; Medway median median 2.2
- 2018 6.3; Medway median median 2.0
- 2017 6.9; Medway median median 2.0
- 2016 6.3; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 5.5; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 4.5; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Medway median
Dashed bars: as Walderslade Primary School (URN 118321), 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 | 29 | 127 | 4.4 | 34 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 | 147 | 5.4 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 144 | 4.8 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 119 | 4.0 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 129 | 4.3 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2021 | 28 | 124 | 4.4 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 50 | 178 | 3.6 | 44 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 177 | 6.1 | 35 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 188 | 6.3 | 49 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 206 | 6.9 | 58 | 1.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 188 | 6.3 | 49 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2015 * | 31 | 169 | 5.5 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 136 | 4.5 | 36 | 1.20 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Medway median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 20% | 109 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 7% | 105 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 23% | 108 | 107 |
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
- Walderslade Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20244.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place
- 0.6 km · MedwayRemains Good20231.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20253.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · MedwayGood20222.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · KentGood20231.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · MedwayNot yet inspected2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · MedwayRemains Good2023
- 1.5 km · MedwayGood2023
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143261 · 887/2203
- Capacity
- 240 pupils · 235 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Walderslade Primary School (URN 118321)
- Address
- Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources