The John Wallis Church of England Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Millbank Road, Ashford, TN23 3HG
45
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 31/01/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
29.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,650
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,720 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
30 of 30 families who put it first got an offer
33
Places offered
67
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 30 | 30 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 14 | 1 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 67 | 32 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Damian McBeath
- Address
- Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3HG
- Phone
- 01233623465
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Stanhope · Ashford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136197
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE JOHN WALLIS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY, ASHFORD
1,650 pupils · 1,720 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
31 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Early years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,596 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 3% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 31.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.00 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 61% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 8% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 21.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 36.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 229 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.94 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 49 | — |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 18893: The John Wallis Church of England Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 47% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.