The John Wallis Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

AshfordConstituency

TN23 3HGPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The John Wallis Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–19, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,650 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 30.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.61

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,650

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,650
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Feb 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.