Walderslade Primary School is a primary school located in Chatham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dargets Road, Chatham

School Information

Address: Dargets Road, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
Website: www.walderslade-pri.medway.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01634337766
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amy Rowley-Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143261

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.4
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.5
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Bleakwood Road , ME5 0NF 		4out of 4 647 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oaklands School
Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS 		- not rated 682 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane , ME5 8NN 		3out of 4 747 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Maundene School
Swallow Rise , Walderslade ME5 7QB 		3out of 4 1,108 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP 		3out of 4 942 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE 		2out of 4 1,044 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB 		3out of 4 2,929 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB 		3out of 4 3,215 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW 		3out of 4 3,243 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB 		4out of 4 1,217 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB 		3out of 4 1,217 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB 		4out of 4 1,578 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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