Waldegrave School
About the school
Waldegrave School is an open secondary school in Richmond upon Thames.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 October 2024
- Published
- 18 November 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 67.3
- Richmond upon Thames
- 56.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Richmond upon Thames
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 82.20%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 65.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 94.80%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 80.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 60.10%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 54.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.14
- Richmond upon Thames
- 5.22
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B+
Average A-level points
- School
- 42.03
AAB or better
- School
- 25.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1467
Girls
93.59%
Boys
6.41%
SEN support
13.57%
Education, health and care plan
3.27%
English as an additional language
18.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.23%
Overall absence
6.72
Persistent absence
15.9
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
216
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
187
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
71%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
10%