Academy sponsor led · Medway

Wainscott Primary School

3–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147446URN

Wainscott Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

149 applications for 59 places · 30th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

149 applications · 59 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.5; Medway median median 2.5
2025 3.3; Medway median median 2.8
2024 3.8; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Medway median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.9; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Medway median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Wainscott Primary School (URN 118325), 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	59	149	2.5	52	0.88
Sep 2025	52	173	3.3	52	1.00
Sep 2024	35	132	3.8	33	0.94
Sep 2023	56	122	2.2	55	0.98
Sep 2022	60	114	1.9	49	0.82
Sep 2021	49	94	1.9	39	0.80
Sep 2020	56	112	2.0	40	0.71
Sep 2019 *	60	152	2.5	48	0.80
Sep 2018 *	60	131	2.2	50	0.83
Sep 2017 *	60	133	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2016 *	60	185	3.1	69	1.15
Sep 2015 *	60	165	2.8	47	0.78
Sep 2014 *	60	149	2.5	36	0.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 67% · Maths 53% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%46th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	48%	7%	103	101
2023/24	47%	0%	104	101
2022/23	39%	2%	101	98

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

Wainscott Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hilltop Primary School
0.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Temple Mill Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

4.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Chattenden Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Good2024

3.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
All Faiths Children's Academy
1.7 km · Medway

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School
1.9 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
1.9 km · Medway

Good2022

65%met the SATs standard
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
1.9 km · Medway

Good2022

2.1applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147446 · 887/2022
Trust: The Primary First Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Wainscott Primary School (URN 118325)
Address: Wainscott Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4JX
Local authority: Medway

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