Walderslade School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Walderslade School is a secondary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Walderslade School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 11% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Medway.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
- For Year 7 in 2026: 73 first-choice applications for 112 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer (3rd lowest of 18 Medway secondary schools); every applicant was offered a place.
- 38.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and there are 13.2 pupils per teacher, against middle figures of 30.7% and 17.8 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Medway.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 697 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 11% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 29.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 73 first-preference applications, 112 offers in total, 73 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Greenacre School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Rochester Grammar School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chatham Grammar 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published