Astor Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 732 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.9
Free schools
Wye School
- Pupils on roll
- 557of 600 places
- Free school meals
- 24.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 94
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 22 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Wye School has no sixth form. Of the 88 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 48% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 32 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 59% went to university (Kent 39%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Geography and Mathematics.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kent and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Wye School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 88 | 17,954 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 56% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 28% | 37% |
| — other education | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Wye School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 32 | 14,947 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 59% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 20% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 25% | 30% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Wye School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.6 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 63% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.1 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.6 | 51.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 93 | 99% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 84% |
| English Language | 93 | 99% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 80% |
| English Literature | 92 | 98% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 77% |
| Geography | 84 | 89% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 78 | 83% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 72% |
| Religious Studies | 57 | 61% | 31% | 19% | 32% | 81% |
| French | 38 | 40% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 37% |
| Business Studies | 28 | 30% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 61% |
| Physical Education | 27 | 29% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 48% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 26% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 67% |
| History | 24 | 26% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 75% |
| Spanish | 22 | 23% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 55% |
| Biology | 15 | 16% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 15 | 16% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 16% | 23% | 33% | 47% | 93% |
| Music | 11 | 12% | 5% | 9% | 33% | 64% |
| Drama | 9 | 10% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 33% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 22 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Wye School | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 41 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 18 | 7,794 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 25.94 | 34.87 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | D+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 56% | 23% |
| Geography | 8 | 44% | 10% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 39% | 31% |
| Sociology | 6 | 33% | 13% |
| English Language and Literature | — | — | 2% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Kent
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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
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Borden Grammar School
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Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.