Wainscott Primary School
Wainscott Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Monique Clark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Primary First Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 147446
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634332550
About this school
Wainscott Primary School is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 61 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 47% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 61% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 58% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 68% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Wainscott 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 | 39% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wainscott Primary School compares
Wainscott Primary School ranked 49th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 454 | — |
| Hilltop Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 19.2% | 445 | 0.5 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | — | 3.9% | 16.7% | 202 | 0.7 miles |
| Temple Mill Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Chattenden Primary School | 69% | 7.5% | 34.6% | 203 | 1.0 miles |
| All Faiths Children's Academy | 61% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 225 | 1.0 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)
- 21.84%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hilltop Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Temple Mill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Chattenden Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
All Faiths Children's Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Wainscott Primary School ranks 23rd of the 25 ranked primary schools in Rochester.
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primary
- Balfour Infant School Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary
- Burham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cedar Children's Academy Primary
- Chattenden Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Primary
- Crest Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Junior School Primary
- Delce Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wainscott Primary School teach?
- Wainscott Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Wainscott Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wainscott Primary School is Mrs Monique Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wainscott Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wainscott 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 Wainscott Primary School?
- Wainscott Primary School has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wainscott Primary School full?
- Wainscott Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 454 on roll (102%), 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 Wainscott Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wainscott Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wainscott Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wainscott Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wainscott Primary School?
- Wainscott Primary School is part of THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wainscott Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wainscott Primary School rank locally?
- Wainscott Primary School ranked 49th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wainscott Primary School's absence rate?
- Wainscott Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wainscott Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wainscott 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 10 July 2026.