Waddesdon Church of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
Baker Street, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/12/2021
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
17.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,012
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,022 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
125 of 173 families who put it first got an offer
144
Places offered
541
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 173 | 125 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 121 | 9 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 129 | 9 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 118 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 541 | 144 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Buckinghamshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
7.50 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
All applicants offered under rule 1 (Looked After Children), 2 (Catchment), 3 (Children with a Strong Connection to the school), rule 4 (Commitment to Church of England) rule 5A (Commitment to Other Churches, with a sibling in Y11-12), and some allocated under 5B (Commitment to Other Churches, without a sibling) to 4.659 miles.
September 2025 entry
4.97 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
All applicants offered under rule 2 (catchment), rule 3 (strong connection to the school), rule 4 (commitment to Church of England), rule 5 (commitment to other churches) and some allocated under rule 7 (distance) to 3.09 miles.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Abbott
- Address
- Baker Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
- Phone
- 01296651382
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Waddesdon · Mid Buckinghamshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137355
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
1,012 pupils · 1,022 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Strong standard - 21
07 December 2021
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 736 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.51 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.91 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 145 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.34 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 147 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 145 | 21% | 58% | 87% | |
| English Language | 145 | 20% | 52% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 12% | 56% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 139 | 22% | 51% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 12% | 50% | 77% | |
| History | 84 | 23% | 62% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 84 | 36% | 81% | 90% | |
| Business | 50 | 24% | 60% | 82% | |
| Geography | 49 | 22% | 71% | 88% | |
| Physical Education | 43 | 5% | 30% | 56% | |
| French | 38 | 11% | 47% | 63% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 14% | 69% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 35 | 3% | 23% | 49% | |
| Biology | 34 | 3% | 12% | 32% | |
| Sociology | 34 | 6% | 18% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 29 | 0% | 10% | 34% | |
| Mathematics | 27 | 0% | 19% | 52% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 0% | 13% | 70% | |
| Physics | 20 | 0% | 20% | 25% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 0% | 22% | 61% | |
| Photography | 17 | 24% | 41% | 76% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 13% | 75% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 16 | 0% | 13% | 63% | |
| History | 15 | 7% | 27% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16437: Waddesdon C of E School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.