Wilmington Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Common Lane
Wilmington
Kent
DA2 7DR
Phone 01322272111
Reference Number 136205

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1374
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 60.63%
Girls: 39.37%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 144 102 246
8 153 87 240
9 155 86 241
10 133 102 235
11 133 97 230
12 58 44 102
13 57 23 80

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.6%
African 7.8%
White, Other 4.9%
Indian 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Asian 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-27
Date Description Report
2023-05-04 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-02-24 School inspection School inspection
2017-02-21 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-05-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
45.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 43.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 58.7% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.71 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) NE C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 336 17
Third Preference 265 5
From another Local Authority 385 35

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Wilmington Primary School
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DF
0.18 miles
Joydens Wood Infant School
Park Way, Bexley, Kent, DA5 2JD
0.68 miles
Joydens Wood Junior School
Birchwood Drive, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7NE
0.74 miles
Maypole Primary School
Franklin Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7UZ
0.83 miles
Oakfield Primary Academy
Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2SW
0.91 miles
Hextable Primary School
Rowhill Road, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7RL
1.03 miles
Wentworth Primary School
Wentworth Drive, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3NG
1.12 miles
Westgate Primary School
Summerhill Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LP
1.31 miles
West Hill Primary Academy
Dartford Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 3DZ
1.38 miles
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School Lane, Swanley Village, Kent, BR8 7PJ
1.47 miles
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford
King Edward Avenue, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HX
1.47 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford
Chatsworth Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5AF
1.79 miles
Leigh Academy Dartford
York Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1SQ
1.8 miles
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RW
1.98 miles
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RS
1.98 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Old Road, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
2 miles
Horizon Primary Academy
Hilda May Avenue, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7BT
2.07 miles
River Mill Primary School
Central Road, Dartford, DA1 5XR
2.15 miles
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Sutton-At-Hone, Dartford, Kent, DA4 9EX
2.15 miles
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7AY
2.17 miles
Name Distance
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DA
0.08 miles
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BB
0.2 miles
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2JT
0.51 miles
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
1.06 miles
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2NT
1.17 miles
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HW
1.31 miles
The Annex School House
Pembroke House, Leydenhatch Lane, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7PS
1.86 miles
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RS
1.92 miles
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Green Street Green Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1QE
1.94 miles
Shenstone School
94 Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
2 miles
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 6LB
2.15 miles
Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE
2.21 miles
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
2.24 miles
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QB
2.29 miles
St Catherine's Catholic School
Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QJ
2.37 miles
Orchards Academy
St Mary's Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7TE
2.41 miles
The Leigh UTC
Brunel Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5TF
2.58 miles
Stone Lodge School
Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY
2.7 miles
Townley Grammar School
Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AB
2.74 miles
Bexleyheath Academy
Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7DA
2.87 miles
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