Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth · Dorset
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About Wey Valley Academy
Wey Valley Academy is a secondary academy in Weymouth, Dorset. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 13 member schools: 6 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, 2 special schools. Local authorities: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Dorset. Regions: South West. — from the AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Wey Valley Academy
- Address
- 436 Dorchester Road
- Postcode
- DT3 5AN
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- URN (official identifier)
- 147291
- Establishment number
- 4004
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 994
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1020
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Dyer
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 11 Oct 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- weyvalley-academy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01305817000
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Wey Valley Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 994 | 46,354 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 33.4% | 20.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.2% | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.9% | 5.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Wey Valley Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 29 Nov 2023
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Met
Report published 13 Feb 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 138616)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 10 Jun 2019
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 138616)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 5 Jan 2018
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 138616)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 7 Nov 2016
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 138616)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 5 Jan 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 138616)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Jun 2013
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 113879)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jul 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Wey Valley School (URN 113879)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 29 Nov 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Wey Valley Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 13.0% | 8.4% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 31.1% | 23.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Wey Valley Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £356,400 for 324 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 33.0% | 21.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £363 | £276 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Wey Valley Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 997 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Dorset average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £6,522,000 £6,542 per pupil | £7,622 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £6,911,000 £6,932 per pupil | £7,191 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,325,000 £4,338 per pupil · 62.6% | £4,276 · 59.5% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £831,000 £834 per pupil · 12.0% | £740 · 10.3% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £216,000 £217 per pupil · 3.1% | £130 · 1.8% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £216,000 £217 per pupil · 3.1% | £79 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | −£389,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,227 per pupil, supply and agency £249 per pupil — spending down £296 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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