# The Wyvern School (Buxford)

The Wyvern School (Buxford) is a special school in Ashford, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 374 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E131748. [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Foundation special school
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 374
- Council: Ashford
- URN: 131748

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Wyvern School (Buxford) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Wyvern School (Buxford) was 2.0, against 45.4 in Ashford and 46.2 in England.
3.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Ashford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 2.0 | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3.3% | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3.3% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 30 | – | – |

The Wyvern School (Buxford) teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Godinton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/godinton-primary-school-e141754): 820 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Great Chart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-chart-primary-school-e118375): 860 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashford Oaks Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashford-oaks-community-primary-school-e135125): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beaver Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaver-green-primary-school-e141871): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-simon-of-england-roman-catholic-primary-school-ashford-e141067): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-john-wesley-church-of-england-methodist-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e133627): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2021. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131748)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/131748)

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