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Wayfield Primary School

Academy converter · Chatham · ME5 0HH

Ages 2–11 · 428 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Urgent improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

8.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Urgent improvement

Inspection date

2025-12-04

Category of concern

Special measures

  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
  • InclusionUrgent improvement
  • Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Safeguarding standards: Not met

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)40%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.5%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.5%
Enrolments in measure
310

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

45

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill119%

428 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
428
Boys / girls
225 / 203
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
428 / 360 (119%)
Free school meals
35.6%
FSM pupils
138
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Academy trust
THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Sponsor
The Primary First Trust
Headteacher
Headteacher Wayne Clayton

Location

Address
Wayfield Road
Postcode
ME5 0HH
Town
Chatham
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Chatham, Medway, 428 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 35.6%.

Open schools in Chatham
34
Primary schools in Chatham
22
Academies among open schools in Chatham
68% (23)
Open schools in ME5
19
Primary in ME5
12
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.

Compare with theseAll in ChathamNear ME5

  • New Horizons Children's Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 6NR · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Maundene School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME5 7QB · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Greenvale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 5UP · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM53.1%
    • Demand1.50

    0.8 miles away

  • Phoenix Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 5QD · Medway

    Ages 5–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence10.2%
    • FSM63.9%
    • Demand0.88

    0.9 miles away

  • Balfour Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rochester · ME1 2QT · Medway

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM21.3%
    • Demand0.99

    0.9 miles away

  • Luton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 5AW · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM52.0%
    • Demand0.98

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Wayne Clayton
Telephone
03000658230
Website
www.wayfield.medway.sch.uk

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