OFSTED
4 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Not met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Not met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 October 2024
Graded inspection
Not judged
Published
9 December 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
428
388 full-time ·
40 part-time
Female pupils
203
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
225
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.4 pts
above England
School
32.2%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.2 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.9%
252
African
12.4%
53
Any other White background
7.5%
32
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
16
White and Asian
3.3%
14
Unclassified
2.8%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.2%
82 of
428 pupils
1.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
31.0%
29.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Reading
17.8 pts below England
School
56.0%
Medway
69.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Writing
13.7 pts above England
School
84.0%
Medway
70.8%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Maths
22.0 pts below England
School
50.0%
Medway
68.3%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.85 pts
higher than
England
School
8.06%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.98%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.16 pts
higher than
England
School
26.98%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.89 pts
higher than
England
School
4.69%
Medway
2.36%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
118.9%
30.7 pts
above England
Wayfield Primary School
118.9%
Medway
96.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.