Tunbury Primary SchoolWalderslade Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Tunbury Primary School and Walderslade Primary School are primary schools in Chatham.

  • Tunbury Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Walderslade Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Walderslade Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tunbury Primary School was judged Good and Walderslade 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 57.0% for Tunbury Primary School and 77.0% for Walderslade Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Tunbury Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Walderslade Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tunbury Primary School versus Walderslade Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChathamTunbury Primary SchoolChathamWalderslade Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking269th of 450 in Kent 7th of 73 in Medway
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll534 241
Capacity630 240
LocationChatham, ME5 9HY Chatham, ME5 8BJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census534 241
Free school meals (ever 6)13.1% 14.9%
English as an additional language5.2% 19.5%
SEN support7.1% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% Stronger figure12.7% 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.

Tunbury Primary School

Walderslade Primary School

Full profiles: Tunbury Primary School · Walderslade Primary School