Wey Valley Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Weymouth, Dorset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2021
5.527 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 1 March 2021
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Wey Valley Academy is a secondary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 entry.
Wey Valley Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2021 | 5.527 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Dorset.
- Its Attainment 8 score in 2024/25 was 41 (England 46).
- For Year 7 2026 there were 182 first-choice applications for 182 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 13 Dorset secondary schools.
- 33.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.3% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Dorset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 994 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Wey Valley feel happy and safe.”
- “The school prides itself on being at the heart of its community.”
- “Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “This means that, while the new curriculum is having a positive impact, this is not yet reflected in the school’s published examination results.”
- “However, where teachers’ curriculum expertise is less secure, pupils do not learn as effectively.”
- “Some pupils do not attend well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 182 first-preference applications, 182 offers in total, 182 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- All Saints' Church of England Academy 3.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Thomas Hardye School 4.6 mi Not judged
- Dorset Studio School 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Sir John Colfox Academy 14.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Purbeck School 15.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Beaminster School 16.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lytchett Minster School 19.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published