Wallingford School

State-Funded School

wallingford-school-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Didcot and WantageConstituency

OX10 8HHPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wallingford School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,507 pupils. Wallingford School is part of The Merchant Taylors' Oxfordshire Academy Trust Ltd.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.86

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,507

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,507
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Merchant Taylors' Oxfordshire Academy Trust Ltd

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 November 2022. 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
6 Apr 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.