Wayfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.20 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Wayfield Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Wayfield 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 | 6.20 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 6.20 miles away, the 3rd longest of the 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 31% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, lowest of 6: this school and the 5 of the 8 nearest Medway primary schools that have results.
- There are 24 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway is 22.3.
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
- Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 4 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils do not worry about bullying.”
- “Leaders continue to build relationships with families and the wider community and to promote the importance of attending school.”
- “Pupils, parents and carers are greeted warmly by school staff as they enter the school site.”
To improve
- “The school's safeguarding procedures are not effective in keeping pupils safe.”
- “Pupils' learning is frequently disrupted by the poor behaviour of others.”
- “Pupils do not routinely show respect to each other, the staff or school resources.”
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 2026 (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) | 31% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- New Horizons Children's Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingfisher Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Maundene School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenvale Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Phoenix Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Balfour Infant School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Luton Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published