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Warren Wood Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lucinda Woodroof

corporate_fareSKILLS FOR LIFE TRUST

location_onRochester, ME1 2UR

language Visit Website phone 1634401401

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

486

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Warren Wood Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Rochester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Warren Wood Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Rochester, Medway, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SKILLS FOR LIFE TRUST. The school has approximately 470 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #49 of 56 primaries in Medway and #12,908 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%

Reading64% LA 71%

Writing45% LA 71%

Maths48% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading58% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths53% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading50% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths45% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -1.3

-2.6 to 0.6

-2.4

Write

LA -0.6

-4.0 to -0.9

-2.5

Maths

LA -1.5

-4.1 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading56% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.5

-2.6 to 0.6

1.8

Write

LA -0.1

0.3 to 3.2

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.2 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 63%

Reading49% LA 72%

Writing49% LA 79%

Maths44% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA -0.8

-5.9 to -2.3

-1.4

Write

LA 0.1

-3.2 to 0.4

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.5 to -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 May 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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13 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-05-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-06-13

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-17

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.6%(12 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 470 pupils. During this period, there were 18 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	470	18	3.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	470	14	3.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	495	54	10.9%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	486	22	4.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	472	23	4.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	487	18	3.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	486	14	2.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	475	20	4.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	490	6	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	485	6	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	468	8	1.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	475	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	453	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	435	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	422	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	404	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	411	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	403	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	371	10	2.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	379	25	6.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	370	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	355	4	1.1%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	341	6	1.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	323	14	4.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	319	6	1.9%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 73 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils