Waldegrave School

State-Funded School

waldegrave-school-richmond-upon-thames-london

LondonRegion

Richmond upon ThamesLocal Authority

TwickenhamConstituency

TW2 5LHPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Waldegrave School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Richmond upon Thames, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,470 pupils. Waldegrave School is part of The Waldegrave Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 67.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 82.2%
EBacc average point score: 6.14

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,470

Total Pupils

6%Boys

94%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,470
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Waldegrave Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. 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
24 Oct 2018	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.