Walderslade School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Medway
Bradfields Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 22/02/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.4%
40.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
697
Capacity used
Has space73%
949 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
66 of 66 families who put it first got an offer
119
Places offered
147
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 66 | 66 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 13 | ● 42% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 31 | 4 | ● 13% |
| Total | 147 | 84 | 57% |
Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Louise Campbell
- Address
- Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE
- Phone
- 01634861593
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward / constituency
- Wayfield & Weeds Wood · Chatham and Aylesford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150869
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
697 pupils · 949 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 845 pupils
Attendance
87.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
40.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 29.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 11.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 24.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 140 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.67 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 24 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 138 | 1% | 12% | 30% | |
| English Language | 138 | 3% | 20% | 38% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 0% | 11% | 21% | |
| English Literature | 129 | 5% | 23% | 45% | |
| Art and Design | 78 | 5% | 28% | 44% | |
| Geography | 71 | 4% | 17% | 24% | |
| History | 63 | 0% | 5% | 19% | |
| Social Studies | 48 | 4% | 10% | 21% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 34 | 3% | 12% | 18% | |
| Dance | 28 | 4% | 18% | 32% | |
| French | 18 | 0% | 56% | 67% | |
| Drama | 16 | 0% | 19% | 38% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Art | 9 | 33% | 56% | 67% | |
| Psychology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Photography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Medway council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.