Walderslade School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 150869
- Address
- Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, ME5 0LE
- Website
- https://wgsp.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 806 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 34.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 2.4% |
| Mixed | 4% |
| Other White | 5.5% |
| African | 15.5% |
| White British | 66.4% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.2% |
| Other Asian | 1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.7% |
| Caribbean | 0.7% |
| Other Black | 0.7% |
| Indian | 0.6% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 22% |
| Local authority average | 52% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 11% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 29.9 |
| Local authority average | 46 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.48 |
| Local authority average | 4.16 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 4 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Dance | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
Walderslade School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 0 134 |
| Year 8 | 157 0 157 |
| Year 9 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 10 | 141 0 141 |
| Year 11 | 142 0 142 |
| Year 12 | 26 0 26 |
| Year 13 | 33 0 33 |