Academy converter · Medway

Walderslade School

11–18Ages
697Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
150869URN

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

2.0 below Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

154 applications for 112 places · 18th of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.2of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

19th of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 22 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Sixth form provision	Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

2.0 below Medway median (3.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

154 applications · 112 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 1.4; Medway median median 3.4
2025 1.2; Medway median median 3.3
2024 1.2; Medway median median 3.3; as the previous school
2023 1.5; Medway median median 3.1; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Medway median median 3.2; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Medway median median 3.3; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Medway median median 3.0; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Medway median median 3.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Medway median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Medway median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Medway median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Medway median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Medway median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Walderslade School (URN 137630), Walderslade Girls' School (URN 118814), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	112	154	1.4	73	0.65
Sep 2025	119	147	1.2	66	0.55
Sep 2024 *	123	144	1.2	47	0.38
Sep 2023 *	137	210	1.5	97	0.71
Sep 2022 *	180	251	1.4	129	0.72
Sep 2021 *	173	225	1.3	101	0.58
Sep 2020 *	143	194	1.4	92	0.64
Sep 2019 *	164	245	1.5	107	0.65
Sep 2018 *	156	234	1.5	111	0.71
Sep 2017 *	175	263	1.5	149	0.85
Sep 2016 *	172	265	1.5	134	0.78
Sep 2015 *	159	314	2.0	144	0.91
Sep 2014 *	158	313	2.0	156	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

133 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.219th of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths12%18th of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths29%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.73

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	133	29.2	12%	29%	–
2024/25	140	29.9	11%	24%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	138	35.9	18%	45%	−0.73

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Walderslade SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
Greenacre School
0.1 km · Medway

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 29.4Attainment 8
Holcombe Grammar School
1.7 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

5.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
The Victory Academy
2.1 km · Medway

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
The Thomas Aveling School
2.1 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
2.8 km · Medway

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
The Rochester Grammar School
2.8 km · Medway

Good2023

4.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
3.0 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Chatham Grammar
3.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

7.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150869 · 887/4008
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Capacity: 949 pupils · 697 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Walderslade School (URN 137630); Walderslade Girls' School (URN 118814)
Address: Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources