The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, TN23 4ER
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Penny Bullen
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 131748
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233621302
About this school
The Wyvern School (Buxford) is a foundation special school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Wyvern School (Buxford), and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 20 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Wyvern School (Buxford) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report18 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.75%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.27%
- Persistent absence
- 35.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goldwyn School1.2 miles
Special schools · Ashford
-
The T3 School1.3 miles
Special schools
-
Ashford School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
-
Kings Park School1.9 miles
Special schools · Ashford
-
Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd4.2 miles
Independent schools · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
- Caldecott Foundation School Special schools
- Goldwyn School Special schools
- Greenfields School Special schools
- Heath Farm School Special schools
- Kings Park School Special schools
- Aldington Primary School Primary
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primary
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beaver Green Primary School Primary
- Bethersden Primary School Primary
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Wyvern School (Buxford) teach?
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Wyvern School (Buxford)?
- The headteacher of The Wyvern School (Buxford) is Mrs Penny Bullen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Wyvern School (Buxford) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Wyvern School (Buxford), and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Wyvern School (Buxford)?
- The Wyvern School (Buxford) has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is The Wyvern School (Buxford) a faith school?
- No. The Wyvern School (Buxford) has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Wyvern School (Buxford) have?
- The schools register lists The Wyvern School (Buxford)'s special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Wyvern School (Buxford)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Wyvern School (Buxford)'s absence rate?
- The Wyvern School (Buxford)'s overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Wyvern School (Buxford)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Wyvern School (Buxford)'s key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.