Academy sponsor led · Medway

Maundene School

4–11Ages
385Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145112URN

Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

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

113 applications for 52 places · 46th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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)

113 applications · 52 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.2; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.1; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.4; Medway median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Medway median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Medway median median 2.2
2018 2.1; Medway median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Maundene School (URN 118525), 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	52	113	2.2	51	0.98
Sep 2025	49	103	2.1	49	1.00
Sep 2024	46	109	2.4	45	0.98
Sep 2023	51	91	1.8	49	0.96
Sep 2022	40	83	2.1	38	0.95
Sep 2021	60	109	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2020	51	101	2.0	47	0.92
Sep 2019	59	101	1.7	43	0.73
Sep 2018	60	126	2.1	52	0.87
Sep 2017 *	60	139	2.3	52	0.87
Sep 2016 *	60	143	2.4	48	0.80
Sep 2015 *	60	183	3.1	66	1.10
Sep 2014 *	59	169	2.9	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 81% · Maths 73% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%36th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	56%	8%	103	104
2023/24	68%	10%	105	105
2022/23	60%	9%	102	104

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

Maundene SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Oaklands School
0.9 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kingfisher Community Primary School
1.0 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Walderslade Primary School
1.0 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wayfield Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Special measures 2025

2.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Lordswood School
1.2 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Horsted Junior School
1.6 km · Medway

Remains Good2023
Horsted Infant School
1.6 km · Medway

Good2023

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145112 · 887/2020
Trust: Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 385 on roll
Free school meals: 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Maundene School (URN 118525)
Address: Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB
Local authority: Medway

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