Maundene School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Maundene School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Maundene 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 | 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 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 51 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway 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
- Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 385 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Maundene is a school with high aspirations that nurtures and encourages.”
- “Pupils welcome visitors with understandable pride.”
- “They enjoy school and learning.”
To improve
- “Staff are mostly successful at helping pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to access the same curriculum as their peers, although this is not entirely consistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 56% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 51 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 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingfisher Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Walderslade Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Wayfield Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lordswood School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Horsted Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Horsted Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published