Warren Wood Primary School, Rochester
Warren Wood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rochester, part of Beyond Schools Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 25 schools in Rochester with published results, and 13,485th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 107% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Medway (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Warren Wood Primary School in detail
Warren Wood Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Medway
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Warren Wood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 48% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Medway and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (58% in reading, 53% in maths).
Getting a place at Warren Wood Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Warren Wood Primary School as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Warren Wood Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Warren Wood Primary School are Crest Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Delce Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 69% maths); Balfour Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and New Horizons Children's Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Warren Wood Primary School.
Crest Infant SchoolDelce AcademyBalfour Infant SchoolNew Horizons Children's Academy
The trust
Warren Wood Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Beyond Schools Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Warren Wood Primary School (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (58%).
Who goes there
39.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 56 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 52 (11.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Warren Wood Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 35 places, 40 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary Academy (outside), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Warren Wood Primary School issued 39 suspensions, 8.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Warren Wood Primary School are The Thomas Aveling School (0.1 miles), Medway Secure Training Centre (0.5 miles), Oasis Restore (0.5 miles) and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (0.5 miles).
The Thomas Aveling SchoolMedway Secure Training CentreOasis RestoreSir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Warren Wood creates a welcoming, respectful environment where pupils feel safe and cared for. The school has invested heavily in pupils' mental health and well-being, offering unique support like school dogs and pastoral help. Staff know pupils well and provide thoughtful adaptations to help all learners, including those with additional needs, succeed.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are respectful, courteous and show high levels of empathy, creating a calm and happy atmosphere
- The school prioritises mental health and well-being, offering support including school dogs and a skilled pastoral team
- Strong focus on reading from Nursery Year onwards, with pupils reading often and widely
- Well-designed curriculum adaptations support pupils with SEND to overcome learning barriers
- Excellent behaviour management routines are embedded consistently across the school, with improving attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not always teach phonics with sufficient precision, meaning some pupils do not become confident readers quickly enough
- Checks on pupil understanding do not consistently identify knowledge gaps, so support to help pupils catch up is not always effective
- Implementation of the new curriculum across subjects is uneven, with some pupils not developing the knowledge and skills they should
- Some pupils have significant gaps in knowledge and do not achieve as well as they should
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide range of clubs, sports representation, breakfast and after-school clubs
Warren Wood Primary School requires improvement in the quality of education, though behaviour, attitudes, and personal development are good. The school has experienced significant changes in leadership and trust management since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
39.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
24 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 58% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 53% to 48% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 58% to 45% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.4
Avg class size
27.2
Infant (KS1)
23.5
KS2
21
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Warren Wood Primary School
Before and after school care
Warren Wood Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Medway
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Warren Wood Primary School.
- MFSEAt the school · Not yet graded
- NexGen Sports600m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Warren Wood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Warren Wood Primary School is in Medway; for families living there:
Apply to Medway for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 18 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Medway is 25 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
107%
Over capacity
449 pupils
420 places
29 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rochester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rochester
Across Medway council
Places available
3,675
Applications
3,130
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Medway council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
52
EHC Plans
23.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Warren Wood Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 35 places, 40 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
458
Total Pupils
248
Boys
210
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
27
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,305
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,327
Per pupil
£2738k
Total funding
£235k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.7%
Persistent absence
414
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Warren Wood Primary School
Questions parents ask about Warren Wood Primary School
What are SATs results like at Warren Wood Primary School?
Of the pupils at Warren Wood Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 48% did so in maths.
What is Warren Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Warren Wood Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Warren Wood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Warren Wood Primary School is oversubscribed, Medway allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Warren Wood Primary School?
Warren Wood Primary School was full in 2025, at 107% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Warren Wood Primary School?
Classes at Warren Wood Primary School average 21.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Warren Wood Primary School?
Warren Wood Primary School has around 458 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Warren Wood Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Warren Wood Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 35 places, 40 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Warren Wood Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Warren Wood Primary School in 2024/25. 14.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Warren Wood Primary School?
Apply through Medway's coordinated admissions process, naming Warren Wood Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Warren Wood Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Warren Wood Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: MFSE (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Warren Wood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 18 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Medway is 25 (the median across 117 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Warren Wood Primary School?
Warren Wood Primary School is at Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)