Wilmington Academy is a secondary school located in Wilmington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Common Lane, Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Website: www.wilmingtonacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01322272111
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Gore
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136205

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 950
Number of Pupils: 1344
Number of Boys: 830
Number of Girls: 514

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.06 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.12
Of the 187 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilmington Primary School
Common Lane , Wilmington DA2 7DF 		3out of 4 315 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Joydens Wood Infant School
Park Way , DA5 2JD 		3out of 4 1,200 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Joydens Wood Junior School
Birchwood Drive , Wilmington DA2 7NE 		3out of 4 1,299 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Maypole Primary School
Franklin Road , DA2 7UZ 		3out of 4 1,459 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Primary Academy
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2SW 		3out of 4 1,605 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilmington Academy
Common Lane , DA2 7DR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane , Wilmington DA2 7DA 		3out of 4 147 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange , Parsons Lane DA2 7BB 		4out of 4 343 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane , DA1 2LY 		3out of 4 1,860 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT 		4out of 4 2,052 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT 		- not rated 891 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Annex School House
Pembroke House , Leyden Hatch Lane BR8 7PS 		- not rated 3,263 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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