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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME7 2DUThe Academy of Woodlands
Primary

The Academy of Woodlands

Primary

Medway · Gillingham · ME7 2DU www.theacademyofwoodlands.co.uk

Pupils
792
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
792
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
792
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Academy of Woodlands · Primary · Medway

Finance£283 spend / pupil£4831 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+20pp
77%63%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 66.26%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 22.65%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.91
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.93
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
792
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU
Local authority
Medway
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%7%74%30%83%7%72%26%87%73%105.0104.0104.019%792
2023/2449%7%67%19%65%10%56%21%80%55%102.0101.0101.020%765
2022/2349%4%64%20%76%9%61%10%81%68%103.0101.0102.0-2.70-1.00-3.8018%758
2018/1970%9%73%20%88%20%86%23%91%91%104.0106.0109.0-0.20+0.90+1.206%718
2017/1877%0%82%22%83%0%80%15%88%87%105.0103.0106.0+0.00-1.80-0.608%681
2016/1770%13%72%24%80%26%87%19%76%87%104.0105.0108.0+0.70+2.40+1.5010%627

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2579226.919%16%43%6%18%
2023/2476527.920%13%44%7%22%
2022/2375826.218%13%40%7%24%
2021/2274928.014%12%40%7%20%
2020/2176127.37%12%29%
2018/1971828.46%11%33%4%8%
2017/1868129.48%9%35%5%11%
2016/1762724.410%10%36%5%11%

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