Horsted Infant SchoolOaklands School

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

Summary of the comparison

Horsted Infant School and Oaklands School are primary schools in Chatham.

  • Horsted Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Oaklands School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Horsted Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Horsted Infant School was judged Good and Oaklands School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Oaklands School (69.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Horsted Infant School versus Oaklands School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChathamHorsted Infant SchoolChathamOaklands SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking60th of 73 in Medway 12th of 73 in Medway Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll175 447
Capacity180 450
LocationChatham, ME5 9TF Chatham, ME5 0QS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported70.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census175 447
Free school meals (ever 6)11.4% 42.6%
English as an additional language9.7% 11.6%
SEN support20.6% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.6% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.4% Stronger figure21.9% 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.

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.

Horsted Infant School

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