Walderslade School

URN 150869·Secondary·Academy converter·Beyond Schools Trust·Compare

Flags

3

3 high

Inadequate — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 12.8%Overall absence at 12.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£3,276.11

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.0%

of income

In-year balance

+20.3%

of income

Key indicators

Inadequate — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 12.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.

Overall absence at 12.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

22 February 2023 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Inadequate

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Inadequate
SafeguardingNot effective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.29.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.24.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)11.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.22.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

806

Capacity

949 (85%)

Free school meals

33.6%

English additional lang.

13.6%

Ethnicity

White British 66.4%Asian 2.4%Black 16.9%Mixed 4.0%Chinese 0.1%Other 2.4%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

50.3

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.0

Mean salary

£46,172

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

40.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.2%

Unauthorised absence

5.4%

2024/25 · 845 pupils