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Walderslade School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 0LE · wgsp.org.uk · 01634 861593
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Medway 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 697
- 73% of 949 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 112 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 112 | 73 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 66 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 123 | 47 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 137 | 97 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 129 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.9, and 11.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Medway it was 46, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼11.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼24.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.48 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137630)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.3 | −13.1 |
| Further education | 51.7 | +15.2 |
| Other education | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −3.6 |
| Employment | 6.9 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +3.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137630)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 students | C- (26.7) | Average -0.32 | |
| 24 students | C- (26.6) | Average -0.32 | |
| 29 students | Merit+ (27.4) | Average +0.13 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 37 | C- (26.3) | -0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 55 | D+ (24.8) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 62 | D (19.9) | -0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 70 | D (21.6) | -0.33 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 40 | +4 |
| Other education | 2 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 10 | −8 |
| Employment | 21 | −13 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 24 | +15 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137630)
Ofsted
Walderslade School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137630)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137630), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137630)
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137630)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137630)