Walderslade School
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy converter · Secondary
Chatham · ME5 0LE · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Absence12.8%
- FSM40.2%
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: InadequateURN 150870
Greenacre School
Academy converter · Chatham · ME5 0LP
Ages 11–18 · 747 pupils · Medway
Ofsted
Inadequate
Overall absence
12.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Inadequate
Inspection date
2023-03-21
Category of concern
SWK
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.7%
Unauthorised5.0%
- Authorised absence
- 7.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 869
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill77%
747 pupils · 969 places
- Pupils on roll
- 747
- Boys / girls
- 747 / 0
- School capacity
- 969
- Capacity fill
- 747 / 969 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
- FSM pupils
- 208
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- FPTA Academies (Fort Pitt Grammar School and The Thomas Aveling School)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Campbell
Location
- Address
- 157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade
- Postcode
- ME5 0LP
- Town
- Chatham
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Medway
- District
- Medway
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Chatham, Medway, 747 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 30.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Holcombe Grammar School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chatham · ME4 6JB · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att859.9
- P80.1
- EM5+86%
- Absence5.0%
1.1 miles away
The Victory Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Chatham · ME4 5JB · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att840.0
- P8-0.4
- EM5+32%
- Absence10.0%
1.3 miles away
The Thomas Aveling School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Rochester · ME1 2UW · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att842.9
- P80.2
- EM5+27%
- Absence8.4%
1.4 miles away
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Rochester · ME1 3EL · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att870.3
- P80.9
- EM5+98%
- Absence4.5%
1.8 miles away
The Rochester Grammar School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Rochester · ME1 3BY · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att871.6
- P80.7
- EM5+97%
- Absence4.4%
1.8 miles away
Chatham Grammar
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Chatham · ME5 7EH · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att860.1
- P80.4
- EM5+78%
- Absence5.4%
1.9 miles away
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Rochester · ME1 2FA · Medway
Ages 11–18
- Att836.7
- P8-0.6
- EM5+28%
- Absence10.1%
1.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Campbell
- Telephone
- 01634861593