Waddesdon Church of England School, Aylesbury

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Waddesdon Church of England School

Baker Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury HP18 0LQ

https://www.waddesdonschool.com/

Waddesdon Church of England School is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has about 1,000 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In December 2021 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Attendance and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
3.0		The Aylesbury Vale Academy
4.7		Aylesbury UTC
4.8		Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
5.6		The Mandeville School
5.6		Aylesbury Grammar School
5.7		Aylesbury High School
5.8		The Grange School
6.5		The Kingsbrook School
7.3		Lord Williams's School
7.4		Sir Thomas Fremantle School
9.3		The Cottesloe School
9.4		John Colet School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Progress: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is very low.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very low.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite low.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is about average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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