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Wayfield Primary School

Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH

Local ranking49th of 73 primary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Urgent improvement

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 4 December 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Not met
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development & wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Early years
Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
31.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
56.0%
Writing (Expected)
84.0%
Maths (Expected)
50.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
44.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
424
Boys
221 (52%)
Girls
203 (48%)
Capacity
360 (118% full)
SEND
15.3%
FSM Eligible
41.3%
EAL
13.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.5%
SEN Support
14.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Budget per Pupil
£5,806/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
27.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 63.0%
  • Black African: 11.8%
  • White Other: 8.1%
  • Mixed Other: 3.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
  • Asian Indian: 1.5%
  • Other: 1.5%

63.0%

White British

11.8%

Black African

8.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
143909
UKPRN
10062232
Establishment No.
2018
Trust
THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST

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