OFSTED
31 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kent
Trust
THE JOHN WALLIS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY, ASHFORD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,650
1,650 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
819
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
831
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.3 pts
above England
School
38.1%
Ashford
24.1%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.2 pts
above England
School
23.5%
Ashford
14.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.7 pts
above England
School
4.7%
Ashford
3.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.7%
968
Any other Asian background
8.7%
143
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
130
Any other White background
7.1%
117
African
5.9%
97
Any other ethnic group
4.6%
76
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.3%
335 of
1,650 pupils
0.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
30.6
8.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.72 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.95 pts
higher than
England
School
10.17%
Ashford
6.65%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.82 pts
higher than
England
School
29.64%
Ashford
17.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.34 pts
higher than
England
School
6.14%
Ashford
2.35%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.9%
4.8 pts
above England
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
95.9%
Ashford
109.1%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.