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Greenacre School

Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Medway

157 Walderslade Road, Chatham, ME5 0LP

Website 01634861593

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Inadequate

Graded 21/03/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

87.3%

38.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

747

Capacity used

Has space

77%

969 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

76 of 76 families who put it first got an offer

149

Places offered

161

Total applications

1.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7676● 100%
2nd preference3010● 33%
3rd preference203● 15%
Later preferences (4th–6th)351● 3%
Total1619056%

Medway lets families list 6 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
Boys
Religious character
None
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Louise Campbell
Address
157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LP
Phone
01634861593
Local authority
Medway
Ward / constituency
Wayfield & Weeds Wood · Chatham and Aylesford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150870

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals30%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
100% boys (747)0% girls (0)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

747 pupils · 969 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    21 March 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Inadequate overall effectiveness
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 878 pupils

Attendance

87.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

12.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

38.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

7.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

40%
23/24
39%
24/25

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)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 829.846
Grade 5+ English & maths17.4%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths37.7%65%
Entering EBacc21%40%
EBacc average point score2.534.1
Pupils in cohort167—

A-level results over time

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry19.1735
Average gradeD—
A-level students10—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics1662%22%44%
English Language1661%17%33%
Combined Science1641%12%28%
English Literature1524%32%49%
History700%16%24%
Geography643%27%34%
Business490%10%24%
Computer Science480%4%10%
French2020%65%70%
Spanish1712%29%35%
Art and Design80%50%75%
Drama40%0%0%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
History80%0%13%
Sociology20%0%0%
English Literature10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Medway council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.