Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RIVERMEAD INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Rowley-Jones
- Sponsor
- Rivermead Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 143261
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634337766
About this school
Walderslade Primary School is a primary academy in Chatham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 235 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 73% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 7% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 63% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Walderslade Primary School 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 | 71% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walderslade Primary School compares
Walderslade Primary School ranked 8th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5% | 14.9% | 235 | — |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 0.4 miles |
| Oaklands School | 70% | 6.3% | 42.6% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| Lordswood School | 76% | 5.5% | 23.5% | 409 | 0.4 miles |
| Maundene School | 56% | 4.4% | 27.2% | 385 | 0.6 miles |
| Tunbury Primary School | 57% | 4.6% | 13.1% | 501 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.94%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 12.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Oaklands School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Lordswood School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Maundene School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Tunbury Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
Walderslade Primary School ranks 3rd of the 17 ranked primary schools in Chatham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Walderslade Primary School teach?
- Walderslade Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the headteacher of Walderslade Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walderslade Primary School is Mrs Amy Rowley-Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walderslade Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walderslade Primary School, 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 Walderslade Primary School?
- Walderslade Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walderslade Primary School full?
- Walderslade Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 235 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Walderslade Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walderslade Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walderslade Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walderslade Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Walderslade Primary School?
- Walderslade Primary School 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 Walderslade Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walderslade Primary School rank locally?
- Walderslade Primary School ranked 8th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walderslade Primary School's absence rate?
- Walderslade Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walderslade Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walderslade Primary School'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 2 July 2026.