Updated February 2021. Admissions Data to April 2021 and Appeal outcomes 2021
You will find an initial article on 2021 allocations here, an article on 2021 oversubscription data for Medway grammar schools here, and for non-selective schools here. For Grammar School Preferences, only grammar qualified are counted. The PAN is the Published Admission Number and refers to the number of places available in the year group for each school. If additional places were offered, I have recorded this under PAN.
A Report on 2020 Appeals Outcomes here. For Attainment 8 and Progress 8 and further information on the performance of all Medway schools with 2019 GCSE scores go to here for explanation. In the Individual performance table, under KS5 Progress heading for 2019, you will find a figure like this: -0.37(BA,104,D+, 60). This tells you that the school has a Progress performance level at A Level, of -0,37, which is Below Average, 104 students took at least one A Level with an average Grade of D+, with 60 students taking three A Levels.
There is an initial article on 2021 Medway Test outcomes for entry in 2022 here.
A Medway Council website page also gives considerable factual material about each separate secondary school.
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Thomas Aveling School, Rochester. Became an Academy September 2011. Heavily oversubscribed each year. Shared Lead School of the Fort Pitt Thomas Aveling (FPTA) Academies Trust, with lead CEO. Academically, consistently in top two schools (along with Rainham Girls) in GCSE performance.
INITIAL ALLOCATIONS
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PAN
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1st
preferences
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1st preferences
not offered
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2016 | 190 | 206 | 33 |
2017 | 190 | 226 | 58 |
2018 | 190 | 233 | 70 |
2019 | 190 | 240 | 72 |
2020 | 220 | 244 | 56 |
2021 | 220 | 256 | 70 |
2022 | 190 | 318 | 143 |
APPEALS FOR SCHOOL PLACES
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Appeals Heard
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Upheld
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2016 | 15 | 6 |
2017 | 36 | 6 |
2018 | 34 | 9 |
2019 | 48 | 8 |
2020 | 17 | 5 |
2021 | 32 | 2 |
Appeals organised by Independent Appeal Administrator and conducted by telephone in 2020 and 2021
PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
Prog 8
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Attain 8
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Level 5
Eng & Maths
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KS5 Progress
Score
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2016 | 0.46 | 49.3 | ||
2017 | -0.02(A) | 40.8 | 22% | |
2018 | 0.31(AA) | 42.7 | 23% | -0.06(A) |
2019 | 0.33(AA) | 44.9 | 30% | -0.19(BA,78,C-,36) |
THOMAS AVELING OFSTED RECORD | ||
Inspection
Type
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Outcome | |
Jun 2016 | Full | Good |
Jan 2012 | Full | Good |
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Victory Academy, Chatham. Now in purpose built premises. Its history through to Easter 2015 was very troubled but following the failure of the original academy sponsor, The Diocese of Rochester, it was taken over by the Thinking Schools Academy Trust which runs six other Medway schools. Unpopular with parents under previous control it has struggled to build up numbers in spite of Good Ofsted in September 2017 and respectable GCSEs, including by some way the best non-selective Progress 8 in Medway in 2017 and in the top half since. Has close link with Holcombe Grammar sometimes sharing joint headteacher, which has led to several failed controversial initiatives, most recently here.
INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | ||||
PAN |
1st
preferences
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Vacant
places
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Local
Authority
Allocations
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2016 | 240 | 101 | 110 | 6 |
2017 | 240 | 113 | 72 | 30 |
2018 | 240 | 151 | 4 | 41 |
2019 | 240 | 152 | 0 | 18 |
2020 | 240 | 181 | 0 | 11 |
2021 | 240 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 215 | 153 | 0 | 5 |
PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
Prog 8
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Attain 8
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Level 5
Eng & Maths
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KS5 Progress
Score
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2016 | -0.22 | 39.5 |
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2017 | 0.34 (AA) | 38.6 | 35% | |
2018 | -0.24(A) | 33.3 | 20% | -0.06(A) |
2019 | -0.12(A) | 35.8 | 25% | -0.53(BA,36,D+,29) |
* In brackets for 2019 - Level Achieved (Below Average), Number taking one A Level, 3 A Levels
VICTORY OFSTED RECORD | ||
Inspection
Type
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Outcome | |
Sep 2017 | Full | Good |
Dec 2015 | Monitoring | Effective Action |
Jun 2015 | Full | Requires Improvement |
Oct 2013 | Monitoring | Effective Action |
Jun 2013 | Full | Requires Improvement |
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Walderslade Girls' School, Chatham. Became academy Nov 2011. On the slide with OFSTED Sep 2017 -Requires Improvement down from Good, saw standards and popularity fall and headteacher depart in advance of Inspection. Paid the price and lost independence Summer 2018, becoming part of Greenacre Academy Trust. Sixth form is a partnership with Greenacre. Popularity is at an all time low for 2020, although the Good Ofsted, December 2019 suggests improvements are on the way.
INITIAL ALLOCATIONS | |||||
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PAN
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1st
preferences
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1st preferences
not offered
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Vacant
places
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LAAS |
2016
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160
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134
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0
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7
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0 |
2017 | 180 | 149 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2018 | 180 | 112 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
2019 | 180 | 108 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
2020 | 180 | 93 | 0 | 37 | 20 |
2021 | 180 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
2022 | 180 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
In 2021 the school will have lost a number of the children allocated places because of the opening of the Leigh Rainham Academy
2014 - 2021 no appeals for school admission
PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
Prog 8
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Attain 8
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Level 5
Eng & Maths
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KS5
Progress
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2016 | -0.41 | 45.3 |
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2017 | -0.36(BA) | 35.6 | 18% | |
2018 | -0.28(BA) | 39 | 27% | -0.30(BA) |
2019 | -0.34(BA) | 37.2 | 23% | -0.12(A,37,C-,6) |
Is regularly towards the foot of Medway GCSE tables for GCSE performance.
WALDERSLADE GIRLS OFSTED RECORD | ||
Inspection
Type
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Outcome | |
Dec 2019 | Full | Good |
Sep 2017 | Full | Requires Improvement |
Mar 2014 | Full | Good |
Waterfront UTC numbers
according to Census: PAN 150
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October
2018
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October
2019
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October
2020
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Year 9 | 0 | 54 | 56 |
Year 10 | 52 | 51 | 55 |
Year 11 | 64 | 49 | 52 |
Year 12 | 22 | 29 | 27 |
Year 13 | 34 | 19 | 22 |
PERFORMANCE DATA | ||||
Prog 8
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Attain 8
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Level 5
Eng & Maths
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KS5
Progress
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2019 | Supp | Supp | Supp | -0.12(A,37,C-,6 |
(as Medway UTC)
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InspectionType | Outcome | |
Mar 2018 | Full | Special Measures |