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Wye School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Olantigh Road, Wye TN25 5EJ · wyeschool.org.uk · 01233 811110
On the mapSearch near TN25 5EJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 557
- 93% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 73% 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 | 131 | 132 | 1▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 94 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 116 | 114 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 123 | 165 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 93 | 134 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 40.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲62.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.30 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 39.7 | +5.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −3.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 students | C- (25.9) | Below average -0.33 | |
| 18 students | C- (25.9) | Below average -0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 32 | D (21.3) | -0.50 |
| 2022/23 | 32 | C- (26.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 25 | C- (27) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 36.1 | −11.9 |
| Other education | 2.8 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3 | — |
| Employment | 41.7 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Wye School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 104
- 17% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (34%) with SEND