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Individual School Information - W-Y

(updated April 2012)

Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge. Applying to be an Academy. Outstanding OFSTED. OFSTED Interim Assessment Jan 2011 - school still outstanding, no new Inspection until 2012. Heavily oversubscribed. 11 places offered off waiting list at end of March. There were 75 appeals in 2009, of which 27 were successful, nearly all being girls who had already passed the Kent tests. There were a number of successful complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman for 2009 entry. Final entry number was 164.  50 qualified first choices oversubscribed March 2010, down to 18 in March 2011. 55 appeals 2010, Now an Academy.

Westlands School Sittingbourne. In Federation with Woodgrove Primary School. Outstanding OFSTED. Heavily oversubscribed. Appeals organised by Independent Appeal Administrator, 78 first choices oversubscribed on 2nd March 2011, 94 in 2011. 65 additional places were offered completely outside the system in April 2011. First and only Kent School (the Federation) to become a new style academy in September 2010. Highest number of permanent exclusions (11) in Kent schools, September to Easter 2010-11. For 2012,, levle of oversubscription dropped sharply, but still 60 first choices turned down.  has once again offered places outside system in March. 

Whitstable Community College. Go to Communtiy College Whitstable. 

Wilmington Academy. Became an Academy September 2010, converting from the failed Wilmington Enterprise College which was placed in Special Measures in 2009. Federated with the higly successful Leigh Academy (above). Other sponsors are the Universities of Kent and Greenwich and Kent County Council. Popularity shot up for 2012 entry. 33 first choices turned away in March. 

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. Applying to be an Academy in conjunction with Wilmington Girls. Can be oversubscribed because of large influx from across the county boundary. In 2009 there were 45 offers in March to out county boys from a total of 120. The number of appeals in 2009 was a record for the county at 108, of whom just 8 were successful all of whom had passed the Kent tests. Although it was not primarily the school's fault, there were a number of successful complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman. 16 qualified first choices oversubscribed in March 2011. 50 out of county offers out of 120. Just 2 successful appeals out of 65. OFSTED October 2010: Satisfactory: "Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is smaller than most secondary schools. It has specialist status for engineering. A small number of female students are on roll in the sixth form. Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is a satisfactory school with strengths in the quality of care and the curriculum it provides. Students' academic progress is satisfactory but improving. Performance in examinations declined for two years after the last inspection. Overall targets were missed and progress in some subjects, including mathematics, was too slow. The new headteacher recognised the need for change and, working with the staff, has set about raising the school's aspirations. Students' progress is accelerating and the declining trend in attainment has been stopped and attainment is rising. Unvalidated results of this summer's GCSE examinations show better progress than the year before. Variations in performance between GCSE subjects are reducing and progress on vocational courses is good. The school has a satisfactory but growing capacity to improve". Offer level to top 10% of applicants shot up to 414 for 2012. 46 out of county offers.

The Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington. Sometimes has a few places after allocation in March. Applying to be an Academy in conjunction with Wilmington Boys. Just fully subscribed with first choices March 2011. 77 out of county offers out of 120. An astonishing 84 out of county offers for 2012.

Wrotham School. popular rural school always heavily oversubscribed, but takes some additional children after appeals each year. 35 first choices oversubscribed on 2nd March 201, 18 in 2011. Now an Academy. Sadly for the school, inspirational headteacher David Day is moving on for September 2011, to take over as principal of Isle of Sheppey Academy. Clearly school not damaged, as 39 first choices oversubscribed for 2012. 

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