SCHOOL PROFILE

Oaklands School

Primary Academy converter URN 148117
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 July 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Medway
Trust THE WESTBROOK TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 410 full-time · 34 part-time
Female pupils 222 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 222 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.9%
15.1 pts above England
School 39.9%
Medway 25.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.2%
8.1 pts below England
School 12.2%
Medway 16.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.5%
335
Any other White background
6.5%
29
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
14
African
2.5%
11
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
8
Indian
1.8%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.4% 86 of 444 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 77 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 3

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Medway 58.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Medway 69.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Medway 70.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.07 pts higher than England
School 6.29%
Medway 6.74%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.88%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.06 pts higher than England
School 21.88%
Medway 18.21%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.36 pts higher than England
School 4.17%
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

98.7% 10.5 pts above England
Oaklands School
98.7%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information