Westlands Primary School

About Westlands Primary School

Westlands Primary School sits within the Kent local authority, in the Swale borough, and is one of 48 primary schools ranked in the area. Its position at 31st in Swale places it in the bottom half of local primaries, with a ranking score of 58 based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. For context, the top-performing peers in the same local authority include Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, Leigh Academy Dartford, and Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School, all of which achieved ranking scores of 96 or above. The school is also 278th out of 459 primaries across Kent as a whole. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School, just 1.5 kilometres away, which may be a useful benchmark for families weighing up their options in the area.

In its most recent graded inspection in November 2024, Westlands was judged Good overall, with an Outstanding rating for early years provision. The school has held a Good rating since its previous inspection in 2015, when leadership and management were also judged Outstanding. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, which is below the Kent local authority average of 63%. Reading and writing scores were stronger, with 78% and 79% of pupils reaching the expected standard respectively, and average reading and maths scores of 105 and 103. However, only 1% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and just 6% did so in writing. The school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally for this metric, sitting at 8,390th out of 13,686 primaries.

Westlands is a mixed, non-denominational state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 491 pupils on roll against a capacity of 480. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 117 applications for 54 places, with 53 first-preference offers made. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 33.8%. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground, forest school and a chapel, while clubs range from coding and chess to art, book club, science club and choir. Sports on offer include tennis, swimming, netball and dance. The school provides support for a wide range of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Parent View responses from 36 families were largely positive, with 86% saying they would recommend the school, though a notable minority disagreed on questions about behaviour and how concerns are handled.

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