Walderslade School

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE

Secondary

Phase

949

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Girls

Gender

Closed on 31 March 2024 and continues as Walderslade School (URN 150869) (opened 1 April 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 30.4 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 15.9% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 33.1% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 20.0% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 2.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 145

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 95.0%
Continued in education: 80.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 10.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 79.0%
Higher education: 33.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 36.0%
Not sustained: 17.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

Avg A-Level Grade

20.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

15.7

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 25.6
16-18 Cohort: 91

Pupil Demographics

2023-24

Total Pupils: 833
Girls: 833 (100%)
Capacity: 949 (88% full)
SEND: 14.9%
FSM Eligible: 37.2%
EAL: 8.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.4%
SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 54.2

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

Overall Absence Rate: 10.4% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 34.4% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24

White British: 74.2%
Black African: 9.7%
White Other: 4.1%
Other: 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma: 1.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
Mixed Other: 1.1%

74.2%

White British

9.7%

Black African

4.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bradfields Avenue

Chatham, South East

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Administrative

URN: 137630
UKPRN: 10035669
Establishment No.: 4167

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