Wayfield Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 2 to 11

Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention

Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Wayfield Primary School is a primary school in Chatham for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 110 schools in Medway. It ranks 15th of 15 primary schools in Chatham. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in December 2025.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 4 December 2025, report published 5 February 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
Achievement: Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention
Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
Early years: Needs attention
Safeguarding: Not met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

32 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths31%

31%, 31 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%

3%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score101

101, 5 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

428 pupils on roll, with places for 360

Eligible for free school meals32.2%

32.2%, 5.7 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language13.1%

13.1%, 8.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support17.5%

17.5%, 2.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.6%

1.6%, 4.4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Wayfield Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
New Horizons Children's Academy	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	35% met the expected standard
Kingfisher Community Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	66% met the expected standard
Maundene School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard
Greenvale Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: THE PRIMARY FIRST TRUST
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Headteacher Wayne Clayton
Phone: 03000658230
Website: wayfield.medway.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Wayfield Road, Chatham, ME5 0HH
Local authority: Medway
URN: 143909

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.