Walderslade Girls' School is a secondary school located in Chatham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bradfields Avenue, Chatham

School Information

Address: Bradfields Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LE
Website: www.sflt.org.uk/waldersladegirls
Telephone: 01634861596
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Reese
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137630

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 949
Number of Pupils: 851
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 851

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 20% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.34 Confidence interval -0.55 to -0.13
Of the 145 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 143 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:2%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:85%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Bleakwood Road , ME5 0NF
4out of 4 400 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oaklands School
Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS
- not rated 592 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Maundene School
Swallow Rise , Walderslade ME5 7QB
3out of 4 603 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ
3out of 4 1,044 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Horsted Junior School
Barberry Avenue , ME5 9TF
3out of 4 1,107 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP
3out of 4 113 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 1,888 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB
3out of 4 2,222 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 2,364 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 205 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 205 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 549 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 2,653 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 2,800 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.