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Cliffe Woods Primary School

Primary

Medway · Rochester · ME3 8UJ www.cliffewoods.medway.sch.uk

Pupils
421
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
1 Apr 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
13 Sep 2016
Monitoring visit
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17 Mar 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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15 Jan 2013
Interim assessment
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Medway. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
53%
-9pp
LA
62%
England
63%
90%72%53%
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RWM higher
15%
+10pp
LA
7%
England
8%
19%12%5%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 67%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 24%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.05
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
422
cap. 420
422385347
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Pupil : teacher ratio
25.3
LA AVG 23.32:1
25.322.619.9
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 18.75%
4%3%2%
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FSM eligible
6%
LA AVG 28.15%
6%5%3%
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SEN
12%
LA AVG 19.17%
12%9%7%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
6%
LA
15%
England
13%
15%10%6%
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Overview

AddressView Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8UJ
Telephone01634220822
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£5507 spend / pupil£5986 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2553%15%422
2023/2462%5%421
2022/2372%11%+0.60+1.50+0.40415
2018/1986%18%+3.20-0.10+2.10378
2017/1890%19%+2.90+0.70+2.70364
2016/1777%13%+0.60+2.40+0.50347
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%33%87%20%65%27%98%67%105.0103.0103.012%
2023/2479%26%75%10%72%25%97%82%106.0104.0106.09%
2022/2385%30%89%22%76%31%96%89%107.0106.0106.07%
2018/1994%45%86%27%96%39%100%92%109.0108.0107.011%
2017/1896%46%90%29%94%35%94%94%110.0108.0107.012%
2016/1781%34%94%40%85%28%98%87%106.0106.0108.07%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Jul 2011 (was URN 118527)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542225.312%4%6%4%6%
2023/2442124.39%3%6%5%9%
2022/2341521.87%2%5%5%10%
2021/2241023.67%2%4%6%15%
2020/2139224.68%3%3%
2018/1937819.911%3%3%4%6%
2017/1836420.712%3%4%4%6%
2016/1734722.27%3%5%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.