Academy converter · Medway

Oaklands School

3–11Ages
444Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148117URN

Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

114 applications for 60 places · 55th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

4 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 February 2018
Graded inspection: Good · as Oaklands School, URN 118437

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Medway median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

114 applications · 60 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 1.9; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Medway median median 2.8
2024 2.4; Medway median median 2.8
2023 2.7; Medway median median 2.2
2022 1.8; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.9; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.1; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Oaklands School (URN 118437), Oaklands Infant School (URN 118322), 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	60	114	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2025	49	109	2.2	48	0.98
Sep 2024	55	129	2.4	53	0.96
Sep 2023	37	100	2.7	34	0.92
Sep 2022	54	97	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2021	43	83	1.9	40	0.93
Sep 2020 *	51	106	2.1	48	0.94
Sep 2019 *	60	114	1.9	51	0.85
Sep 2018 *	35	59	1.7	31	0.89
Sep 2017 *	48	70	1.5	38	0.79
Sep 2016 *	39	73	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2015 *	60	108	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2014 *	60	93	1.6	42	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 70% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%16th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	3%	106	103
2023/24	48%	2%	104	102
2022/23	69%	8%	104	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

Oaklands SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Walderslade Primary School
0.6 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Horsted Junior School
0.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2023
Horsted Infant School
0.9 km · Medway

Good2023
Maundene School
0.9 km · Medway

Good2022

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lordswood School
1.3 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Tunbury Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wayfield Primary School
1.6 km · Medway

Special measures 2025

2.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148117 · 887/2433
Trust: The Westbrook Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 444 on roll
Free school meals: 40.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Oaklands School (URN 118437); Oaklands Infant School (URN 118322)
Address: Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0QS
Local authority: Medway

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