Wey Valley Academy
436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Dyer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ambitions Academies Trust
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,020
- Pupils on roll
- 994
- URN
- 147291
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01305817000
About this school
Wey Valley Academy is a secondary academy in Weymouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 994 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 194 | 180 | 194 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.1 | 42.1 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 -0.66 to -0.26 | -0.36 -0.57 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 42.8% | 48.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 63.9% | 60.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 40% | 33% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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 Wey Valley Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 35.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 976 |
| 2024/25 | 996 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wey Valley Academy compares
Wey Valley Academy ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 14% | 34.1% | 994 | — |
| Budmouth Academy Weymouth | 42 | 10.1% | 27.3% | 1,466 | 2.4 miles |
| All Saints' Church of England Academy | 35.6 | 12.8% | 35.2% | 598 | 3.2 miles |
| The Thomas Hardye School | 49.8 | 11.2% | 19.2% | 2,014 | 4.6 miles |
| Dorset Studio School | 34.1 | 12.7% | 32.3% | 332 | 5.9 miles |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School | — | 4.1% | 17.8% | 213 | 0.1 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)
- 34.14%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 14.04%
- Persistent absence
- 32.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Budmouth Academy Weymouth2.4 miles
Secondary · Weymouth
-
All Saints' Church of England Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Weymouth
-
The Thomas Hardye School4.6 miles
Secondary · Dorchester
-
Dorset Studio School5.9 miles
Secondary · Dorchester
-
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Weymouth
Other schools in Weymouth
- All Saints' Church of England Academy Secondary
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth Secondary
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bincombe Valley Primary School Primary
- Chickerell Primary Academy Primary
- Conifers Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Primary
- Portesham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Radipole Primary School Primary
- Southill Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wey Valley Academy teach?
- Wey Valley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Weymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Wey Valley Academy?
- The headteacher of Wey Valley Academy is Mr Steven Dyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wey Valley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wey Valley Academy, 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 Wey Valley Academy?
- Wey Valley Academy has 994 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wey Valley Academy full?
- Wey Valley Academy has capacity for 1,020 pupils and 994 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wey Valley Academy a faith school?
- No. Wey Valley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wey Valley Academy a selective school?
- No. Wey Valley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wey Valley Academy?
- Wey Valley Academy is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wey Valley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.1 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wey Valley Academy rank locally?
- Wey Valley Academy ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Dorset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wey Valley Academy's absence rate?
- Wey Valley Academy's overall absence rate is 14% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wey Valley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wey Valley Academy'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 10 July 2026.