My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
28%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Waddesdon Church of England School
Academy converter — Secondary
HP18 0LQ / 11–18 / Church of England
Outstanding
Ofsted
51
Attainment 8
94%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2021
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2021
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 51
- Progress 8
- 0.51
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 46.2%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 35.34
- Achieving AAB+
- 9.3%
94% of parents would recommend this school
286 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
70%Agree
24%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
61%Agree
33%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
14%Agree
7%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
7%Not applicable
62%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
40%Agree
47%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
51%Agree
17%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%Not applicable
22%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
30%No
70%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 86 parents
Strongly agree
47%Agree
32%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
56%Agree
36%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
37%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
48%Agree
41%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
62%Agree
35%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
41%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
54%Agree
34%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
94%No
6%19% of pupils receive SEN support
19%
SEN support
5.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 5.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.7%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.9%
86.8% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 86.8%
49% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 89%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 7%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 49%
- Entered top-third university
- 18%
- Achieved a degree
- 67%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1
- Free school meals
- 10.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.3:1
- Overall absence
- 6.71%
- Persistent absence
- 17.28%
- English as additional language
- 11%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.3%
- White
- 78.8%
- Mixed
- 7.5%
- Asian
- 6.7%
- Black
- 3.4%
- Other
- 0.4%
White British73.3%
Other White5.3%
Irish0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed2.3%
White & Asian2.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
White & Black African1.5%
Pakistani2.8%
Indian1.5%
Other Asian1.5%
Chinese0.5%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Caribbean1.6%
African1.5%
Other Black0.3%