Walderslade School | School performance

24%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

11%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

29.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

22%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

347.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

806

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

40%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

11%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

29.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

22%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

347.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

806

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

40%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

11%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

29.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

22%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

347.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

806

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

40%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMedway

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Walderslade School · Secondary with sixth form · Medway

Part ofBEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

24%

24%24%24%

'25

'25 · 24%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

11%

11%11%11%

'25

'25 · 11%

Attainment 8

29.9

29.929.929.9

'25

'25 · 29.9

EBacc entry

22%

22%22%22%

'25

'25 · 22%

EBacc APS

347.4

347.4347.4347.4

'25

'25 · 347.4

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

26.7

26.726.726.7

'25

'25 · 26.7

A-level value added

-0.32

-0.3-0.3-0.3

'25

'25 · -0.3

Average A-level grade

C-

C-C-C-

'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

806

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

14%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

Overall absence

13%

Persistent absence

40%

Contact

Address

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE

Local authority

Medway

Website

https://wgsp.org.uk/

Telephone

01634861593

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	24%	11%	29.9	Not applicable	22%	347.4	24%	806
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	26.7	C-	-0.32	Suppressed	30

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	806	20.3	8%	14%	40%	13%	40%
2023/24	—	—	—	—	—	13%	42%