Walderslade School
About the school
Walderslade School is an open secondary school in Medway.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 February 2023
- Published
- 17 May 2023
- Inspection type
- S8 No Formal Designation Visit
- Latest outcome
- Inadequate
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 29.9
- Medway
- 46.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Medway
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 11.40%
- Medway
- 44.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 24.30%
- Medway
- 63.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 22.10%
- Medway
- 52.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.48
- Medway
- 4.16
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.67
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
806
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
7.82%
Education, health and care plan
0.50%
English as an additional language
13.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
39.89%
Overall absence
12.59
Persistent absence
40.47