The John Wallis Church of England Academy was formed in 2010 as part of the Kent Batch 2 Academies programme and opened on the site of the former Ashford Christ Church School.
The creation of a new school development forms a crucial part of the delivery of the Kent Batch 2 Academies programme. The school site is located south of Stanhope Road, some 1.5 km south west of the town centre in Ashford.