Academy converter · Medway

Greenacre School

11–18Ages
747Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
150870URN

157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

2.1 below Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

159 applications for 128 places · 19th of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.4of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

18th of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Requires improvement
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

1.2applications per place, Year 7

2.1 below Medway median (3.4) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

159 applications · 128 places offered · 86 named it first

2026 1.2; Medway median median 3.4
2025 1.1; Medway median median 3.3
2024 1.1; Medway median median 3.3; as the previous school
2023 1.5; Medway median median 3.1; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Medway median median 3.2; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Medway median median 3.3; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Medway median median 3.0; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Medway median median 3.0; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Medway median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Medway median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Medway median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Medway median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Medway median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Greenacre School (URN 138046), Greenacre School (URN 118817), 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	128	159	1.2	86	0.67
Sep 2025	149	161	1.1	76	0.51
Sep 2024 *	152	172	1.1	74	0.49
Sep 2023 *	159	234	1.5	117	0.74
Sep 2022 *	166	262	1.6	148	0.89
Sep 2021 *	177	264	1.5	156	0.88
Sep 2020 *	185	261	1.4	135	0.73
Sep 2019 *	183	253	1.4	128	0.70
Sep 2018 *	197	268	1.4	160	0.81
Sep 2017 *	176	248	1.4	136	0.77
Sep 2016 *	150	271	1.8	122	0.81
Sep 2015 *	158	268	1.7	131	0.83
Sep 2014 *	159	279	1.8	141	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

161 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.418th of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths16%17th of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths37%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.92

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	161	29.4	16%	37%	–
2024/25	167	29.8	17%	38%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	158	32.9	17%	35%	−0.92

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

Greenacre SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 29.4Attainment 8
Walderslade School
0.1 km · Medway

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.4applications per place 29.2Attainment 8
Holcombe Grammar School
1.8 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
2.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

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

Outstanding2023

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

Good2023

4.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
Chatham Grammar
3.0 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

7.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
3.1 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150870 · 887/4009
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Capacity: 969 pupils · 747 on roll
Free school meals: 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Greenacre School (URN 138046); Greenacre School (URN 118817)
Address: 157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LP
Local authority: Medway

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