Waddesdon Church of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.659 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Waddesdon Church of England School is a secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Waddesdon Church of England School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.659 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.09 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 4.331 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.844 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 3.419 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 3.752 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 9.367 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | 3.181 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 3.334 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 4.659 miles away, the 11th longest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 185 first-choice applications for 133 offers; 129 offers went to first-choice families, and 56 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 51 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Baker Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,012 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at Waddesdon.”
- “The school's values of ‘dignity and respect’ are lived out by pupils.”
- “They enjoy the warm relationships with staff and their peers.”
To improve
- “Leaders are working to ensure that a consistent approach to checking on understanding is embedded across the whole curriculum.”
- “However, cohorts of pupils generally start lower than national averages.”
- “This is not yet consistent across all areas of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 185 first-preference applications, 133 offers in total, 129 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Aylesbury UTC 4.5 mi Requires improvement
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School 4.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Mandeville School 5.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aylesbury Grammar School 5.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Aylesbury High School 5.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Grange School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Kingsbrook School 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School 7.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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