Wye School is a British,
mixed,
secondary
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,
free school in
Wye, Kent
Wye is a village in Kent, England, from Ashford and from Canterbury. It is the main settlement in the civil parish of Wye with Hinxhill. Hop varieties including Wye Challenger were bred at Wye College and named for the village.
In 2013, ''S ...
. , it is operated by
United Learning
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.
History
Wye School opened in September 2013, following a community campaign for a
free school in the
Ashford Ashford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Ashford, New South Wales
*Ashford, South Australia
*Electoral district of Ashford, South Australia
Ireland
*Ashford, County Wicklow
*Ashford Castle, County Galway
United Kingdom
* Ashford, Kent, a town
** ...
area.
In June 2015, the school had its first
Ofsted
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inspection and was judged to be 'Good'. That grading was confirmed in 2018.
Academic results
In 2018, the school's first students received their
GCSE
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results. 66% achieved five or more 9-4/A*-C grades including English and mathematics.
In 2019, 78% of students achieved at least a grade 4 or above in both English and mathematics. Forty nine percent achieved grade 5 or above in both subjects.
References
External links
Official site
Secondary schools in Kent
Free schools in England
Educational institutions established in 2013
2013 establishments in England
United Learning schools
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