Walderslade Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.03 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Walderslade Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Walderslade Primary School 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 | 1.03 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 1.03 miles away, the 10th shortest of the 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 34 first-choice applications for 29 Reception offers in 2026; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, highest of 5: this school and the 4 of the 8 nearest Medway primary schools that have results.
- Against an England figure of 8%, 20% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
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
- Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in attending this happy school.”
- “They proudly embrace and enact the school’s values to dream, achieve, respect and excel.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are confident that when they are worried or upset, adults will listen to them and help.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2024 (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) | 77% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oaklands School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lordswood School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maundene School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Horsted Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Horsted Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swingate Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published