The Academy of Woodlands
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Academy of Woodlands is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Academy of Woodlands catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as also happened at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 68 first-choice applications for 72 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 expected-standard result in reading, writing and maths was 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest Medway primary schools that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Woodlands Road, Gillingham, ME7 2DU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 758 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are positive about their school and the opportunities it provides.”
- “Older pupils talk confidently about the things that have changed for the better in recent times.”
- “Staff deal with occasional unkind behaviour effectively.”
To improve
- “However, a minority are not as positive as they might be.”
- “However, some staff need a little more support to ensure that they are delivering the school’s phonics programme as precisely as they might.”
- “However, absence is still a barrier for some pupils, impacting on their learning over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 68 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnsole Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Featherby Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Saxon Way Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Byron Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published