Wadebridge School

State-Funded School

wadebridge-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

North CornwallConstituency

PL27 6BUPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wadebridge School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,018 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.65

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,018

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,018
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

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.