Waldegrave School
Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5LH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WALDEGRAVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Elizabeth Tongue
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Waldegrave School for Girls
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,246
- Pupils on roll
- 1,470
- URN
- 138461
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088943244
About this school
Waldegrave School is a secondary academy in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,470 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Waldegrave School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 216 | 213 | 213 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.8 | 64.0 | 67.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.93 +0.73 to +1.12 | +0.78 +0.58 to +0.98 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 76% | 74.6% | 82.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 93% | 94.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 60.1% | 60.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Waldegrave School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.8 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 67.3 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,457 |
| 2023/24 | 1,460 |
| 2024/25 | 1,467 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waldegrave School compares
Waldegrave School ranked 1st of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67.3 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 1,470 | — |
| Twickenham School | 46.5 | 7.5% | 34.8% | 774 | 0.6 miles |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | 61.8 | 4.6% | 9.4% | 1,175 | 0.9 miles |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | 51 | 6.5% | 21.7% | 760 | 0.9 miles |
| Turing House School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 16.5% | 1,047 | 1.1 miles |
| Hampton High | 43.5 | 9.4% | 33.8% | 847 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.23%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Twickenham School0.6 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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The Richmond upon Thames School0.9 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
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Turing House School1.1 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
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Hampton High1.2 miles
Secondary · Hampton
Other schools in Twickenham
Waldegrave School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Twickenham.
- Orleans Park School Secondary
- The Richmond upon Thames School Secondary
- Turing House School Secondary
- Twickenham School Secondary
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Waldegrave School teach?
- Waldegrave School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Waldegrave School?
- The headteacher of Waldegrave School is Ms Elizabeth Tongue, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Waldegrave School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waldegrave School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Waldegrave School?
- Waldegrave School has 1,470 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Waldegrave School full?
- Waldegrave School has capacity for 1,246 pupils and 1,470 on roll (118%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Waldegrave School a faith school?
- No. Waldegrave School has no designated religious character.
- Is Waldegrave School a selective school?
- No. Waldegrave School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Waldegrave School part of an academy trust?
- Waldegrave School is part of THE WALDEGRAVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Waldegrave School have?
- The schools register lists Waldegrave School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Waldegrave School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.8 in 2022/23 and 67.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waldegrave School compare with other schools in Richmond upon Thames?
- Waldegrave School ranked 1st of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waldegrave School's absence rate?
- Waldegrave School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waldegrave School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waldegrave School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.