Greenacre Academy

The school was designed by Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, and opened in the late 1950s. Medway, as a former part of Kent retains selection, so Walderslade Boys School opened as a Secondary Modern. It had the status of an 11-18 community school school converted to academy status on 1 April 2012 and was renamed Greenacre Academy. ==Governance==

It was previously a community school administered by Medway Council; the school converted to academy status on 1 April 2012 and was renamed Greenacre Academy. The school continues to coordinate with Medway Council for admissions. ==Academics==

Ofsted rated this as a Good School in 2014 and 2018, but lowered it to an inadequate in 2023. The school is strong in establishing good behaviour as one of its 'Skills for Life'. Pupils enter the school with lower than average literacy skills which are targeted. The school offers a three-year Key Stage 3 where the core subjects of the National Curriculum are taught. At Key Stage 4, the academy offers GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and NVQs as programmes of study for pupils. The subjects are English (Literature and Language), Maths, Science and Skills for Life. Students may study the English Baccalaureate as they are offered options of: Modern Foreign Languages, Computing and Humanities (History and Geography). Further choices are available to selected student. ==References==