Supporting Families
  • I am writing to thank you for all you did for Jack. You may not remember him, but you organised and won his appeal this time last year. We are very grateful for all you have done. I just hought I would let you know how Jack got on in his 1st year. He really enjoys the school. Its ethos of hard work, varied subjects and lots of sport really suits him".

Medway Secondary Schools & Academies T-Y

(updated 19 September)

Thomas Aveling School Rochester. Heavily oversubscribed. Appeals organised by Independent Appeal Administrator.86 first choices oversubscribed on 2nd March 2010. By some margin, the most oversubscribed school in Medway.

Walderslade Girls School Chatham. Usually oversubscribed, but with successful appeals. 20 first choices oversubscribed on 2nd March 2010. OFSTED Feb 2011 - Good School - "Walderslade Girls' is similar in size to other secondary schools. The school is located within an authority which operates a selective system and gained specialist status in the humanities with arts in 2008. Most students are from White British backgrounds and those few from other backgrounds represent all minority ethnic groups. A higher proportion than average have special educational needs and/or disabilities, and a much smaller proportion than is found nationally have statements of identified special educational needs. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is broadly average. The school has a joint sixth form with the neighbouring boys' school, Greenacres, which has specialist status for sport and ICT. Students in the sixth form are taught on both sites in mixed classes".