Waddesdon Church of England School

State-Funded School

waddesdon-church-of-england-school-buckinghamshire-south-east

South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

Mid BuckinghamshireConstituency

HP18 0LQPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Waddesdon Church of England School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,012 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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 Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.42

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,012

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,012
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Feb 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
6 Oct 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.