Walderslade School
Secondary school in Chatham, Medway. Inadequate (Feb 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 February 2023, report published 17 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Walderslade School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Walderslade School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2027
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- Under 0.1 milesGreenacre School
Inadequate (Mar 2023) Serious weaknesses
- 1.1 milesHolcombe Grammar School
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 1.3 milesThe Victory Academy
Good (Feb 2023)
- 1.3 milesThe Thomas Aveling School
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 1.7 milesSir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Outstanding (Mar 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.