Wye School Explained

Wye Free School
Coordinates:	51.1853°N 0.9414°W
Established:	2013
Type:	Free school
Head Label:	Principal
Head:	Luke Magee^[1]
Address:	Kempe Centre Olantigh Road
City:	Wye
County:	Kent
Country:	England
Postcode:	TN25 5EJ
Ofsted:	yes
Dfeno:	886/4007
Urn:	139664
Enrolment:	600^[2]
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	18
Website:	http://www.wyeschool.org.uk

Wye School is a British, mixed, secondary, free school in Wye, Kent., it is operated by United Learning.

History

Wye School opened in September 2013, following a community campaign for a free school in the Ashford area.^[3]

In June 2015, the school had its first Ofsted inspection and was judged to be 'Good'. That grading was confirmed in 2018.^[4]

Academic results

In 2018, the school's first students received their GCSE results. 66% achieved five or more 9-4/A*-C grades including English and mathematics.^[5]

In 2019, 78% of students achieved at least a grade 4 or above in both English and mathematics. Forty nine per cent achieved grade 5 or above in both subjects.^[6]

External links

Official site

Notes and References

Web site: Welcome. Wye School. 2022-08-26. 26 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826080408/https://www.wyeschool.org.uk/about-us/principals-welcome. live.
Web site: Home. 2021-11-10. Wye School. 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724151504/https://www.wyeschool.org.uk/. live.
Web site: The Story of Wye School. Wye School. 2019-07-24. 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724151424/https://www.wyeschool.org.uk/About-Wye-School/The-Story-of-Wye-School. live.
Web site: Wye School. Ofsted. 8 October 2020 . 2022-08-26. 8 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308205803/https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/139664. live.
Web site: Wye School celebrates its first ever GCSE results. United Learning. en-GB. 2019-07-24. 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724151433/https://unitedlearning.org.uk/news/wye-school-celebrates-its-first-ever-gcse-results. live.
Web site: Second year of GCSE success for Wye School. 2021-11-10. United Learning. en-GB. 10 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211110144150/https://unitedlearning.org.uk/news/second-year-of-gcse-success-for-wye-school-1. live.