The John Wallis Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
136197
Address
Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3HG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1747 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
21.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.4%
Mixed 8.1%
Other White 7.4%
Other Asian 6.2%
Other 4.7%
African 3%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAbove average1.7
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award18
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE8
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE34
BiologyGCSE24
Business Studies:SingleGCSE37
ChemistryGCSE24
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE35
Design & TechnologyGCSE17
DanceGCSE10
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The John Wallis Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
35
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
33
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
11
5
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
40
19
21
Reception, Full-time
49
26
23
Year 1
60
33
27
Year 2
57
28
29
Year 3
60
30
30
Year 4
59
31
28
Year 5
58
28
30
Year 6
62
26
36
Year 7
204
100
104
Year 8
264
149
115
Year 9
232
116
116
Year 10
233
106
127
Year 11
237
133
104
Year 12
57
29
28
Year 13
54
25
29
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
87.7%
86.5%
Further education
44.0%
25.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
38.0%
60.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
2.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
47.0%
61.7%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
5.0%
19.5%
19.7%
Russell Group
5.0%
16.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.4%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020