Wey Valley Academy is a secondary school located in Weymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.2%, which is 1.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Website: http://weyvalley-academy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01305817000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Robert Russell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 147291

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1020
Number of Pupils: 888
Number of Boys: 442
Number of Girls: 446

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.2% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey
Broadwey , DT3 5DQ 		4out of 4 188 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Radipole Primary School
Radipole Lane , DT3 5HS 		3out of 4 1,256 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Culliford Way , Littlemoor DT3 6AW 		3out of 4 1,648 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Southill Primary School
Sycamore Road , Southill DT4 9UF 		3out of 4 1,967 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Coombe Avenue , DT4 7TP 		3out of 4 2,479 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wey Valley Academy
436 Dorchester Road , DT3 5AN 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weymouth College
Cranford Avenue , DT4 7LQ 		- not rated 2,720 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wyvern Academy
Dorchester Road , DT3 5AL 		3out of 4 247 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield Arts College
Littlemoor Road , Preston DT3 6AA 		4out of 4 2,407 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Arbour House School
15-17 Glendinning Avenue , Weymouth DT4 7QF 		- not rated 2,882 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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