The Academy of Woodlands
Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVERMEAD INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chloe Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Rivermead Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 758
- URN
- 139493
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634336688
About this school
The Academy of Woodlands is a primary academy in Gillingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 758 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 49% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 56% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 55% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Academy of Woodlands has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 758 |
| 2023/24 | 765 |
| 2024/25 | 792 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Academy of Woodlands compares
The Academy of Woodlands ranked 22nd of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.5% | 43.4% | 758 | — |
| Featherby Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.5% | 34.7% | 282 | 0.4 miles |
| Barnsole Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 609 | 0.5 miles |
| Featherby Junior School | 64% | 4.4% | 39.4% | 348 | 0.5 miles |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy | 84% | 5.3% | 33.2% | 597 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 17.4% | 450 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.36%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 18.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Featherby Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Barnsole Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Featherby Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
The Academy of Woodlands ranks 6th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Gillingham.
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Featherby Junior School Primary
- Hempstead Infant School Primary
- Hempstead Junior School Primary
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Academy of Woodlands teach?
- The Academy of Woodlands teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gillingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Academy of Woodlands?
- The headteacher of The Academy of Woodlands is Mrs Chloe Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Academy of Woodlands last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Academy of Woodlands, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Academy of Woodlands?
- The Academy of Woodlands has 758 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Academy of Woodlands full?
- The Academy of Woodlands has capacity for 630 pupils and 758 on roll (120%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Academy of Woodlands a faith school?
- No. The Academy of Woodlands has no designated religious character.
- Does The Academy of Woodlands have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Academy of Woodlands as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Academy of Woodlands?
- The Academy of Woodlands is part of RIVERMEAD INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Academy of Woodlands's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Academy of Woodlands rank locally?
- The Academy of Woodlands ranked 22nd of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Academy of Woodlands's absence rate?
- The Academy of Woodlands's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Academy of Woodlands's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Academy of Woodlands's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.