Oaklands School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.58 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Oaklands School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2023. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oaklands 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 | 4.58 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 4.58 miles from the school, the 5th longest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 39.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway.
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
- Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0QS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 444 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to welcome visitors to their joyful school.”
- “Everyone plays their part in helping this community to thrive.”
- “Pupils are ambassadors for subjects and aspects of school life, such as anti-bullying.”
To improve
- “However, this ambition is not always embedded in lessons as some pupils find it hard to recall and connect knowledge.”
- “In some lessons, pupils remember the activities, not what they have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2023 (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) | 70% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walderslade Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Horsted Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Horsted Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maundene School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lordswood School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wayfield Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published