Waddesdon Church of England School
Baker Street, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
1,012 pupils · 99% of 1,022 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.39 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 133 | 185 | 522 | 133 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 144 | 173 | 541 | 144 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 132 | 190 | 550 | 132 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 135 | 155 | 551 | 135 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 135 | 216 | 592 | 135 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 130 | 148 | 579 | 130 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 130 | 171 | 560 | 130 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 125 | 201 | 600 | 125 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Aylesbury UTC 7.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School 7.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Mandeville School 8.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Aylesbury Grammar School 8.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Aylesbury High School 8.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Grange School 9.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.