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Waddesdon Church of England School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 54 53.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
53.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
57% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
14.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.51 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51[6] 46.2%[6]
2023/24 50.9[4] 55%[4] +0.51[4]
2022/23 53.8[7] 56%[7] +0.78[7]
2021/22 55.7[8] 61%[8] +0.64[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
9.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 7.5%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 10.8%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 6.7%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 4.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
70% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
18% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
7% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 59%[15] 1%[15] 29%[15] 3%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 66%[16] 1%[16] 22%[16] 3%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 73%[17] 1%[17] 19%[17] 3%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 69%[18] 1%[18] 24%[18] 2%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
49% 2022/23[19]
Education
51% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
35% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 86%[20] 57%[20] 58%[20] 3%[20] 25%[20]
2020/21 91%[21] 67%[21] 70%[21] 4%[21] 18%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 56%[22] 60%[22] 3%[22] 25%[22]
2018/19 89%[23] 47%[23] 49%[23] 3%[23] 36%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
67% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
18% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
15% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 78%[26] 23%[26]
2019/20 68%[25] 17%[25] 15%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 67%[27] 11%[27] 11%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 67%[28] 16%[28] 14%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
10 Feb 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
17 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
7 Dec 2021[30] S5 Inspection[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.9 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
522 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
185 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
133 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 541[31] 173[31] 144[31] 3.8[31] 1.2[31]
Entry Sept 2024 550[31] 190[31] 132[31] 4.2[31] 1.4[31]
Entry Sept 2023 551[31] 155[31] 135[31] 4.1[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2022 592[31] 216[31] 135[31] 4.4[31] 1.6[31]

Admissions

Application deadline, 11+ entry
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
145 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1022[1]
Trust
WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
www.waddesdonschool.com[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[33]
Postcode
HP18 0LQ[1]
URN
137355[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1015 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
11% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
13.3% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
5.7% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
11.9% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
77.8%[35]
Mixed
7.2%[35]
Asian
7%[35]
Black
7%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.4%[35]
Unclassified
0.6%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (2)
    The closing date for receipt of applications ('the closing date') by the Local Authority for admission into Year 7 in September 2027 will be 31 October 2026. (p. 4)
    ADMISSION NUMBER The Published Admission Number (PAN) for entry to Year 7 in September 2027 is 145. (p. 3)
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