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Oaklands School
Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 0QS
Oaklands School is an academy. It has about 430 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In July 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of The Westbrook Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Byron Primary School, Brompton-Westbrook Primary School and St Margaret's Infant School.)
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Attainment and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Finances, Representation and Environment.
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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
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