Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Beachley Road, Sedbury, Chepstow, NP16 7AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WYEDEAN SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
- Headteacher
- Principal Gwennan Jeremiah
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,217
- Pupils on roll
- 1,024
- URN
- 137382
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01291625340
About this school
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary academy in Chepstow. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,024 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 166 | 170 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | 45.4 | 45.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.19 -0.08 to +0.46 | -0.01 -0.27 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41% | 44.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 61.4% | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 28.3% | 33.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.3 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,070 |
| 2023/24 | 1,048 |
| 2024/25 | 1,068 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre compares
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 24th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.8 | 9.7% | 17.7% | 1,024 | — |
| The Castle School | 52.4 | 7.8% | 15% | 1,416 | 6.1 miles |
| Marlwood School | 43.2 | 11.2% | 18% | 510 | 6.2 miles |
| The Dean Academy | 43.1 | 8.3% | 32.3% | 816 | 7.7 miles |
| SGS Berkeley Green UTC | 41.2 | 10.2% | 22% | 391 | 7.7 miles |
| Patchway Community School | 37 | 11.6% | 27.3% | 854 | 8.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.69%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.67%
- Persistent absence
- 26.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Castle School6.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Marlwood School6.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
The Dean Academy7.7 miles
Secondary · Lydney
-
SGS Berkeley Green UTC7.7 miles
Secondary · Berkeley
-
Patchway Community School8.1 miles
Secondary · Almondsbury
Other schools in Chepstow
- Lift Offa's Mead Primary
- Tutshill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dean Close St John's Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre teach?
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chepstow.
- Who is the headteacher of Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre?
- The headteacher of Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is Principal Gwennan Jeremiah, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre has 1,024 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre full?
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre has capacity for 1,217 pupils and 1,024 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre a faith school?
- No. Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre a selective school?
- No. Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is part of WYEDEAN SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.3 in 2022/23 and 45.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre rank locally?
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 24th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre's absence rate?
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre'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 1 July 2026.