The Bishop Wand Church of England School

The Bishop Wand Church of England School is performing admirably with a strong standard across various domains. Pupils achieve highly across the curriculum, especially at key stage 4, while also receiving exceptional personal support that prepares them for further education and adult life. Attendance is notably high, and the school fosters a positive culture where respect and individual needs are prioritized. Recent leadership transitions have enhanced curriculum delivery, particularly in post-16 provision, where improvements are being recognized. However, the school continues to focus on elevating sixth-form outcomes, ensuring that standards remain consistently high across all age groups.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly across the school's curriculum.
• Strong attendance rates demonstrating a commitment to learning.
• Well-designed personal development programs that prepare pupils for future opportunities.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities achieve very well.
• Leadership effectively supports staff and promotes a positive working environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Sixth form published performance has not always met expectations.
• Consistency in effective teaching practices across the curriculum still needs to be addressed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Bishop Wand Church of England School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.8% of pupils at The Bishop Wand Church of England School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Bishop Wand Church of England School had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.5% of pupils at The Bishop Wand Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Bishop Wand Church of England School received £7,058 and spent £6,907 for each of its 1,200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £779,000 (£649 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Instanter Learning Trust, income was £7,140 and spending £7,005 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Bishop Wand Church of England School is part of Instanter Learning Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary Hampton

What is The Bishop Wand Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Bishop Wand Church of England School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was The Bishop Wand Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Bishop Wand Church of England School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does The Bishop Wand Church of England School have?

The Bishop Wand Church of England School has 1,229 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Bishop Wand Church of England School cover?

The Bishop Wand Church of England School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Bishop Wand Church of England School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.7, and 55% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Bishop Wand Church of England School?

The Bishop Wand Church of England School is at Layton's Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6LT.