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Wyvern Academy

Academy special converter · Mixed · Dorset

Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AL

Website 01305817917

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

89.6%

32.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

95

Capacity used

Over capacity

106%

90 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Katherine Seymour
Address
Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AL
Phone
01305817917
Local authority
Dorset
Ward / constituency
Upwey & Broadwey · South Dorset
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
138716

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals48%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support0%——
72% boys (68)28% girls (27)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

95 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    20 November 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 78 pupils

Attendance

89.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

32.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

5.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

35%
20/21
42%
21/22
30%
22/23
22%
23/24
32%
24/25

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 by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

0202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort6—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

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.