# Wey Valley Academy

Wey Valley Academy is a secondary school in Dorset, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 994 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E147291. [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 994
- Council: Dorset
- URN: 147291

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 October 2023
- 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Wey Valley Academy was 38.9, against 43.3 in Dorset and 46.2 in England.
38.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Dorset | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.9 | 43.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.2% | 40.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 207 | – | – |

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.

- [St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-and-st-laurence-church-of-england-primary-school-e149164): 170 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wyvern Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvern-academy-e138716): 230 m. Special. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Radipole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radipole-primary-school-e113717): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bincombe Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bincombe-valley-primary-school-e113716): 1.5 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southill-primary-school-e113719): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 42% 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/147291)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147291)

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