UK Schools
Wey Valley Academy
Wey Valley Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Weymouth, Dorset Council, teaching 994 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in October 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 8 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wey Valley Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wey Valley Academy.
- 14 Staff Training Day
- 4 Staff Training Day
- 21–22 Staff Training Days
- 3–5 Staff Training Days
- 8 Autumn Term starts (Pupils' First Day)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Staff Training Day
- 19 Autumn Term ends (Pupils' Last Day)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Spring Term starts (Pupils' First Day)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term ends (Pupils' Last Day)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 Summer Term starts (Pupils' First Day)
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 3 Staff Training Day
- 22 Summer Term ends (Pupils' Last Day)
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days Sep 3-5, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term starts (Pupils' First Day) Sep 8, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term ends (Pupils' Last Day) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term starts (Pupils' First Day) Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends (Pupils' Last Day) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term starts (Pupils' First Day) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Jul 3, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term ends (Pupils' Last Day) Jul 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 23 - Sep 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Feb 14, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day Jul 4, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Days Jul 21-22, 2025 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wey Valley Academy with Dorset Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Dorset Council England
Attendance 32.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Dorset Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Dorset Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Wey Valley Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wey Valley Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.