Walderslade Primary SchoolOaklands School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Walderslade Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Oaklands School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Walderslade Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walderslade Primary School was judged Good and Oaklands 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 77.0% for Walderslade Primary School and 70.0% for Oaklands School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Walderslade Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Oaklands School (69.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walderslade Primary School versus Oaklands School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChathamWalderslade Primary SchoolChathamOaklands SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking7th of 73 in Medway Stronger figure12th of 73 in Medway
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll241 447
Capacity240 450
LocationChatham, ME5 8BJ Chatham, ME5 0QS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census241 447
Free school meals (ever 6)14.9% 42.6%
English as an additional language19.5% 11.6%
SEN support15.8% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.7% 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.

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.

Walderslade Primary School

Oaklands School

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