Waddesdon Church of England School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Church of England
Address Baker Street
Waddesdon
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP18 0LQ
Phone 01296651382
Reference Number 137355

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1015
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.59%
Girls: 52.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 65 83 148
8 66 77 143
9 68 75 143
10 70 75 145
11 76 69 145
12 71 74 145
13 67 79 146

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.3%
White, Other 5.3%
African 4.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Indian 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 75.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.42 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.4 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 9.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 121 9
Third Preference 129 9
From another Local Authority 7 2

Previous Years

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3.7 miles
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4.03 miles
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