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Greenacre School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 0LP · wgsp.org.uk · 01634 861593
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Medway 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 747
- 77% of 969 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 86 families put the school first and 128 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 | 128 | 86 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 76 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 152 | 74 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 117 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 166 | 148 | 0.9 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.8, and 17.4% 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 D (19.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.53 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138046)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.3 | −21.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | — |
| Further education | 43.5 | +9 |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 9.3 | +8.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138046)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 students | D (19.2) | Average -0.50 | |
| 10 students | D (19.2) | Average -0.50 | |
| 21 students | Merit- (23.2) | Below average -0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 24 | D- (17.3) | -0.91 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | D (19.2) | -0.72 |
| 2016/17 | 31 | D- (16.2) | -0.35 |
| 2015/16 | 51 | D- (18.3) | -0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 16 | +3 |
| Further and other education | 8 | −3 |
| Further education | 4 | −2 |
| Other education | 4 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −14 |
| Employment | 32 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 27 | +10 |
| Activity not captured | 9 | +4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 138046)
Ofsted
Greenacre School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138046)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138046), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138046)
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138046)
Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138046)