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The John Wallis Church of England Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 0–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 36 36.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 61% 61% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
36.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
23.7% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.72 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 30.6[7] 21.4%[7]
2023/24 31.8[5] 20.3%[5] -0.72[5]
2022/23 35.1[8] 20%[8] -0.45[8]
2021/22 36.8[9] 26%[9] -0.55[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D[11] 0%[11]
2022/23 C-[12] 6.9%[12]
2021/22 C-[13] 0%[13]
2018/19 D+[14] 4.3%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
61% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
8% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
104 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
105 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 64%[16] 3%[16] 104[16] 105[16]
2022/23 53%[17] 2%[17] 101[17] 103[17]
2018/19 56%[18] 8%[18] 102[18] 102[18]
2017/18 38%[19] 4%[19] 100[19] 101[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
29% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
56% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[20]
Employment
3% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 85%[21] 35%[21] 1%[21] 38%[21] 4%[21] 6%[21]
2020/21 92%[22] 38%[22] 0%[22] 44%[22] 5%[22] 4%[22]
2019/20 92%[23] 47%[23] 0%[23] 37%[23] 5%[23] 3%[23]
2018/19 89%[24] 40%[24] 0%[24] 36%[24] 7%[24] 7%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[25]
UK higher education
38% 2022/23[25]
Education
42% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
11% 2022/23[25]
Employment
33% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[26] 47%[26] 51%[26] 12%[26] 25%[26]
2020/21 89%[27] 59%[27] 66%[27] 4%[27] 20%[27]
2019/20 83%[28] 36%[28] 44%[28] 8%[28] 31%[28]
2018/19 82%[29] 37%[29] 46%[29] 5%[29] 31%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
57% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
4% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
5% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 74%[32] 15%[32]
2019/20 47%[31] 5%[31] 5%[31] 0%[31]
2018/19 61%[33] 0%[33] 0%[33] 0%[33]
2017/18 59%[34] 5%[34] 3%[34] 0%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
31 Jan 2024[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
18 Mar 2024[35]
Personal development
Good[35]
Quality of education
Good[35]
Overall effectiveness
Good[35]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[35]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[35]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
11 Sep 2018[36] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[36] No overall grade[36]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
401 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
138 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
215 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 427[37] 139[37] 204[37] 2.1[37] 0.7[37]
Entry Sept 2024 488[37] 193[37] 209[37] 2.3[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2023 511[37] 202[37] 263[37] 1.9[37] 0.8[37]
Entry Sept 2022 451[37] 237[37] 258[37] 1.7[37] 0.9[37]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
62 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
41 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
43 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 67[37] 30[37] 33[37] 2.0[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2024 52[37] 33[37] 35[37] 1.5[37] 0.9[37]
Entry Sept 2023 82[37] 44[37] 44[37] 1.9[37] 1.0[37]
Entry Sept 2022 77[37] 55[37] 57[37] 1.4[37] 1.0[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
0–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1720[1]
Trust
THE JOHN WALLIS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY, ASHFORD[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.thejohnwallisacademy.org[1]
District
Ashford[38]
Postcode
TN23 3HG[1]
URN
136197[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1731 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
22.3% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
18.4% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
2.5% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
41.7% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
66.6%[40]
Mixed
10.5%[40]
Asian
10.4%[40]
Black
7.3%[40]
Any other ethnic group
4.6%[40]
Unclassified
0.6%[40]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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