Wey Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 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
- 33.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 63 |
| English Language | GCSE | 191 |
Admissions
Wey Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |