OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Medway
Trust
BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
697
697 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
697
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.8 pts
above England
School
38.6%
Medway
25.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.2 pts
below England
School
12.1%
Medway
16.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Medway
1.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.0%
495
African
10.9%
76
Any other White background
5.3%
37
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
13
Any other Black background
1.7%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.2%
113 of
697 pupils
4.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
29.9
9.3 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.38 pts
higher than
England
School
12.59%
Medway
6.74%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.66 pts
higher than
England
School
40.47%
Medway
18.21%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.59 pts
higher than
England
School
6.39%
Medway
2.36%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
73.4%
18.9 pts
below England
Walderslade School
73.4%
Medway
97.6%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.