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Wey Valley Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth DT3 5AN · weyvalley-academy.co.uk · 01305 817000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Dorset 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 994
- 97% of 1,020 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 182 families put the school first and 182 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 | 182 | 182 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 193 | 178 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 164 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 156 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 184 | 181 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 48.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dorset it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▲48.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼33.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.61 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138616)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.2 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 55 | −3.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
Wey Valley Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138616), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138616)
Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138616)
Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138616)
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 116
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 44 parents (38%) with SEND