Wey Valley Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
147291
Address
436 Dorchester Road, DT3 5AN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
976 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.7%
Persistent absence
37.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.1%
Other White 3.9%
Mixed 3.1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.46
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 16%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 36.1
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.94
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
TourismTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE26
Art & DesignGCSE27
BiologyGCSE34
Business Studies:SingleGCSE60
ChemistryGCSE33
Design & TechnologyGCSE29
English LanguageGCSE177
English LiteratureGCSE171
FrenchGCSE29
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Wey Valley Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
164
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
164
2nd preference
63
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
164
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes26.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
191
89
102
Year 8
196
101
95
Year 9
209
102
107
Year 10
200
87
113
Year 11
180
85
95
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
85.0%
85.6%
Further education
59.0%
35.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
48.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
8.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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