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Walderslade School

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE

Local ranking19th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Inadequate

Secondary

Phase

949

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Girls

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Walderslade School (URN 137630) since 31 March 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
29.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
11.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
24.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
22.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
2.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size
140

A-Level Results

2024-25

C-

Avg A-Level Grade

26.7

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

24

A-Level Students

Applied General Avg Points
27.4
16-18 Cohort
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
806
Girls
806 (100%)
Capacity
949 (85% full)
SEND
8.3%
FSM Eligible
39.9%
EAL
13.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.5%
SEN Support
7.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
50.3
Budget per Pupil
£6,832/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
12.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
40.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 66.8%
  • Black African: 15.6%
  • White Other: 5.5%
  • Other: 2.4%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%

66.8%

White British

15.6%

Black African

5.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01634861593
office@wgsp.org.uk
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Bradfields Avenue

Chatham, South East

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Administrative

URN
150869
UKPRN
10095249
Establishment No.
4008
Trust
BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

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