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Waldegrave School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham TW2 5LH · waldegrave.richmond.sch.uk · 020 8894 3244
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 67.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Richmond upon Thames 56.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.16 mi
- 1.86 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Area A (85% of places) · Richmond upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,470
- 224 over 1,246 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
- First language not English
- 19.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Waldegrave Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Area A (85% of places)” went to a home 1.16 mi (1.86 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.20 mi (1.94 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Richmond upon Thames Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 300 families put the school first and 212 places were offered; 58% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 212 | 300 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 215 | 288 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 214 | 303 | 1.4▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 216 | 294 | 1.4▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 213 | 366 | 1.7▲ | 51% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Area A (85% of places) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.16 mi1.86 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.20 mi1.94 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
| Year 7 – Area B (15% of places) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.14 mi5.05 km | |
| September 2025 | 3.56 mi5.73 km | |
| September 2024 | 3.44 mi5.54 km | |
Cut-off distance on National Offer Day.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 67.3, and 82.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Richmond upon Thames it was 56.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲67.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲82.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲94.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲60.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.2 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 12.2 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 16.9 | +3.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190 students | B+ (42) | Above average +0.31 | |
| 190 students | B+ (42) | Above average +0.31 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 182 | B (40) | +0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 185 | B (41) | — |
| 2021/22 | 192 | B+ (44.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 147 | B- (37.9) | +0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 157 | B (40.8) | +0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 142 | B- (37.6) | +0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 92 | B (40.5) | +0.22 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73 | −0.3 |
| Further and other education | 1.6 | −4.1 |
| Further education | 0.5 | −4.1 |
| Other education | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 18.4 | +5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Waldegrave School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (336 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 336
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (21%) with SEND