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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME5 8BJWalderslade Primary School
Primary

Walderslade Primary School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME5 8BJ www.walderslade-pri.medway.sch.uk/

Pupils
241
cap. 240
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Walderslade Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+4pp
77%67%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
20%
+13pp
23%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
241
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
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
2024/2577%20%93%43%87%20%93%33%100%77%109.0107.0106.016%241
2023/2473%7%83%23%83%17%87%23%83%63%105.0105.0104.014%233
2022/2371%23%84%45%74%23%81%29%87%71%108.0107.0106.0+1.60+0.30+1.3016%235
2018/1957%10%67%23%73%23%77%30%73%67%103.0105.0106.0-2.60-1.50-1.3013%236
2017/1868%3%74%19%81%26%74%19%81%77%103.0103.0105.0-3.30-0.40-2.80230
2016/1759%3%76%31%79%34%66%3%79%72%104.0102.0104.0-0.90+0.90-2.706%234

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
2024/2524123.216%20%15%5%13%
2023/2423321.814%17%18%5%10%
2022/2323522.016%12%18%6%15%
2021/2222822.112%15%18%6%14%
2020/2122620.117%12%16%
2018/1923625.113%8%11%4%6%
2017/1823.44%6%
2016/1723423.26%7%12%3%2%

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