Waddesdon Church of England School
About the school
Waddesdon Church of England School is an open secondary school in Buckinghamshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 February 2026
- Published
- 17 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51
- Buckinghamshire
- 53.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Buckinghamshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.20%
- Buckinghamshire
- 58.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.70%
- Buckinghamshire
- 73.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 35.20%
- Buckinghamshire
- 43.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.42
- Buckinghamshire
- 4.79
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.34
AAB or better
- School
- 9.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1015
Girls
52.41%
Boys
47.59%
SEN support
13.30%
Education, health and care plan
5.71%
English as an additional language
11.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.88%
Overall absence
6.64
Persistent absence
17.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
136
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
142
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
49%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
35%