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Walderslade School

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE ·

Ofsted:Inadequate· 2023

At a glance

A state girls' secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Chatham. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (February 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 29.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 73 families put it first for 112 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 697
Gender: Girls
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Medway
Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Louise Campbell
Opened: Apr 2024

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 22 Feb 2023Inspection of predecessor school

InadequateOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Inadequate
Sixth form: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: No

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 140 pupils

Attainment 8

29.9

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

11.4%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

24.3%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-1.15

2023/24 · CI -1.41 to -0.9

This school

29.9

Medway

46.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 137630), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

112

1st preferences

All applications

154

1st prefs per place

0.65

Fewer first choices than places

73 of 73 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 5 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

806

Capacity

949

73% full

Girls / boys

100/0

Girls

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)39.9%
English as an additional language13.6%
SEN support7.8%
Education, Health and Care plan0.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.