Oaklands School, Chatham | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Oaklands School

Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 0QS

https://www.oaklands.medway.sch.uk/

Oaklands School is an academy. It has about 430 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In July 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.

This school is a member of The Westbrook Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Byron Primary School, Brompton-Westbrook Primary School and St Margaret's Infant School.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Admissions, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Attendance and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
0.4		Walderslade Primary School
0.5		Horsted Infant School
0.5		Horsted Junior School
0.6		Maundene School
0.8		Lordswood School
0.9		Tunbury Primary School
1.0		Wayfield Primary School
1.2		Kingfisher Community Primary School
1.2		St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.2		New Horizons Children's Academy
1.4		Warren Wood Primary School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

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