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The Academy of Woodlands

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

Woodlands Road, Gillingham ME7 2DU · theacademyofwoodlands.co.uk · 01634 336688

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
69%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
758
128 over 630 places · 120%
Local authority
Medway
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
39.6%
First language not English
17%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Rivermead Inclusive Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 72 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 87 (Places 90)87September 2023: 78 (Places 84)78September 2024: 88 (Places 90)88September 2025: 76 (Places 79)76September 2026: 68 (Places 72)68Places 72
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202672680.9100%
September 2025Sept 202579761100%
September 2024Sept 202490881100%
September 2023Sept 202384780.9100%
September 2022Sept 20229087194%

Results

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Medway it was 61%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 77% (England 53%)77%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 77% (England 64%)77%2018/19: 70% (England 65%)70%2022/23: 49% (England 60%)49%2023/24: 49% (England 61%)49%2024/25: 69% (England 62%)69%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲69%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Academy of Woodlands on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
25 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
  • Jul 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (135 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
62%
Replies
135
17% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼74% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼72% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼54% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼54% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼28% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼35% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (27%) with SEND

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