Walderslade School

State-Funded School

walderslade-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME5 0LEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Walderslade School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 697 pupils. Walderslade School is part of BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 29.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 11.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.48

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

697

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 697
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 May 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.