The Academy of Woodlands

State-Funded School

the-academy-of-woodlands-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME7 2DUPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Academy of Woodlands is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Medway, South East.

It currently serves 758 pupils. The Academy of Woodlands is part of Rivermead Inclusive Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

758

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 758
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Rivermead Inclusive Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
14 Nov 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.