Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolWainscott Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochester.

Summary of the comparison

Cliffe Woods Primary School and Wainscott Primary School are primary schools in Rochester.

  • Cliffe Woods Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wainscott Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Cliffe Woods Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cliffe Woods Primary School was judged strong and Wainscott Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Cliffe Woods Primary School and 48.0% for Wainscott Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cliffe Woods Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wainscott Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cliffe Woods Primary School versus Wainscott Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RochesterCliffe Woods Primary SchoolRochesterWainscott Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking8th of 73 in Medway Stronger figure52nd of 73 in Medway
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll422 454
Capacity420 446
LocationRochester, ME3 8UJ Rochester, ME2 4JX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census422 454
Free school meals (ever 6)5.9% 21.8%
English as an additional language3.8% 13.9%
SEN support9.7% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.0% Stronger figure15.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cliffe Woods Primary School

Wainscott Primary School

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