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Warren Wood Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Rochester · ME1 2UR

Ages 3–11 · 458 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-20

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
413

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
130
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill109%

458 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
458
Boys / girls
248 / 210
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
458 / 420 (109%)
Free school meals
40.2%
FSM pupils
176
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
FPTA Academies (Fort Pitt Grammar School and The Thomas Aveling School)
Headteacher
Mr Gavin Evans

Location

Address
Arethusa Road
Postcode
ME1 2UR
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
40 on roll / 35 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Rochester, Medway, 458 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 40.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Rochester
50
Primary schools in Rochester
34
Academies among open schools in Rochester
60% (30)
Open schools in ME1
21
Primary in ME1
11
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Gavin Evans
Telephone
01634401401
Website
www.warrenwoodprimary.co.uk

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