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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Beachley Road, Sedbury, Chepstow NP16 7AA · wyedean.gloucs.sch.uk · 01291 625340
On the mapSearch near NP16 7AA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,024
- 84% of 1,217 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 79 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 92 | 92 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 102 | 98 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 96 | 93 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 111 | 119 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 44.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼33.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.01 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 53.6 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 20.5 | −5.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +3 |
| Employment | 4.2 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 8.4 | +1.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.02 | |
| 90 students | B- (36.4) | Average +0.03 | |
| 70 students | Merit+ (29.1) | Above average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 92 | B- (36.4) | +0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | C+ (33.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 99 | B (39.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 145 | C (29.3) | -0.42 |
| 2017/18 | 109 | C (29.3) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 96 | C (30.4) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 93 | C (31.1) | +0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.7 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 1.8 | −2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 30.8 | +4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.1 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Oct 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (160 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 160
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (17%) with SEND