Walderslade Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Medway
Unique reference
143261
Address
Dargets Road, Walderslade, ME5 8BJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
233 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
45.1%
Girls
54.9%
First language not English
16.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.3%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.4%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 6.8%
African 3.4%
Indian 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 23%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Walderslade Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
49
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
13
16
Year 1
30
11
19
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
53
22
31
Year 4
31
15
16
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024