Waldegrave School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Richmond upon Thames
Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5LH
91
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
63%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,470
Capacity used
Over capacity118%
1,246 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
63%
1st preference success rate
181 of 288 families who put it first got an offer
215
Places offered
845
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 288 | 181 | ● 63% |
| 2nd preference | 212 | 23 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 158 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 187 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Total | 845 | 215 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Richmond upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 196 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Tongue
- Address
- Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5LH
- Phone
- 02088943244
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- West Twickenham · Twickenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138461
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE WALDEGRAVE TRUST
1,470 pupils · 1,246 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,088 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 64.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.78 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.00 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 67.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 82.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 94.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 213 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 190 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 213 | 52% | 88% | 95% | |
| Mathematics | 212 | 47% | 84% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 210 | 57% | 95% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 205 | 58% | 90% | 96% | |
| Combined Science | 121 | 35% | 79% | 95% | |
| Geography | 117 | 48% | 79% | 93% | |
| History | 109 | 71% | 90% | 92% | |
| Biology | 88 | 64% | 91% | 97% | |
| Physics | 87 | 61% | 87% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 87 | 71% | 91% | 99% | |
| French | 76 | 46% | 78% | 89% | |
| Design & Technology | 69 | 32% | 87% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 65 | 15% | 52% | 75% | |
| Psychology | 57 | 12% | 42% | 84% | |
| Biology | 49 | 10% | 41% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 13% | 61% | 87% | |
| Geography | 41 | 10% | 46% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 38 | 18% | 53% | 79% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 37 | 0% | 16% | 76% | |
| Economics | 36 | 3% | 25% | 83% | |
| History | 35 | 3% | 40% | 91% | |
| Sociology | 32 | 38% | 69% | 91% | |
| Religious Studies | 21 | 5% | 24% | 76% | |
| Government and Politics | 20 | 0% | 35% | 65% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19520: Waldegrave School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 73% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 79% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Richmond upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.