Wye School
Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Luke Magee
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 557
- URN
- 139664
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233811110
About this school
Wye School is a secondary academy in Wye. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 557 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wye School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, 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 | 88 | 126 | 94 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 48.9 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.13 -0.19 to +0.44 | +0.35 +0.09 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 48.4% | 40.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 73.8% | 77.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 73% | 62.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
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 Wye School 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 | 45.3 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 573 |
| 2023/24 | 598 |
| 2024/25 | 575 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wye School compares
Wye School ranked 40th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 6.4% | 24.3% | 557 | — |
| Towers School and Sixth Form Centre | 40.6 | 9.6% | 30.2% | 1,538 | 2.6 miles |
| The Norton Knatchbull School | 67.3 | 4% | 10.4% | 1,348 | 3.4 miles |
| The North School | 41.1 | 9.8% | 32.9% | 1,237 | 3.7 miles |
| Highworth Grammar School | 70.8 | 4.8% | 8.4% | 1,553 | 3.9 miles |
| Chilmington Green School | — | 4.4% | 27.7% | 449 | 6.5 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)
- 24.25%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre2.6 miles
Secondary · Ashford
-
The Norton Knatchbull School3.4 miles
Secondary · Ashford
-
The North School3.7 miles
Secondary · Ashford
-
Highworth Grammar School3.9 miles
Secondary · Ashford
-
Chilmington Green School6.5 miles
Secondary · Great Chart
Common questions
- What ages does Wye School teach?
- Wye School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wye.
- Who is the principal of Wye School?
- The principal of Wye School is Mr Luke Magee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wye School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wye School, 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 Wye School?
- Wye School has 557 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wye School full?
- Wye School has capacity for 600 pupils and 557 on roll (93%), 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 Wye School a faith school?
- No. Wye School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wye School a selective school?
- No. Wye School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wye School part of an academy trust?
- Wye School is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wye School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wye School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Wye School ranked 40th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wye School's absence rate?
- Wye School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wye School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wye School'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 7 July 2026.