The John Wallis Church of England Academy
All-through schoolThe John Wallis Church of England Academy is a all-through school in Ashford, for pupils aged 0 to 19. It had 1,650 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 31 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 61% of pupils at The John Wallis Church of England Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The John Wallis Church of England Academy was 36.4, against 45.4 in Ashford and 46.2 in England.
23.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Ashford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 36.4 | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23.7% | 44.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48.3% | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 232 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Beaver Green Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Kings Park SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file930 m
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, AshfordPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Kingsnorth Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2021. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Ashford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).