Examination Information & Results

Waldegrave School was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018.  Our examination results are excellent and reflect the work of committed staff and students. This success has placed the school on the Sunday Times Parent Power list for many years and in 2023 we were named 8th best comprehensive school of the year.

We pride ourselves on having a varied and full curriculum, with students achieving success across a range of subject areas, enabling them to progress to a diverse range of HE courses, apprenticeships and careers.

How do Waldegrave GCSE and A Level compare to National results?

See how Waldegrave compares with other schools locally and nationally:

KS4 / GCSE Results

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Progress 8 Score 0.93 0.62 N/A N/A 0.83 0.76
Attainment 8 65 65 67 66 64 60
% of pupils achieving Grade 4 or above in GCSE English and Maths 92% 91% 93% 90% 88% 84%
% of pupils achieving Grade 5 or above in GCSE English and Maths 76% 75% 81% 76% 72% 70%
Grades achieved 9-7 48% 54% 58% 53% 50% 44%
Grades achieved 9-4 93% 94% 96% 97% 91% 89%
% of students entered EBACC 57% 61% 62% 63% 70% 67%
EBACC APS 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6

KS5 / A Level Results

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Average Grade B B B+ A- B+ B-
Grades A* 10% 11% 24% 22% 19% 13%
Grades Achieved A* – A 36% 44% 53% 55% 51% 42%
Grades Achieved A* – B 67% 71% 80% 84% 78% 71%
Grades Achieved A* – C 89% 94% 93% 94% 95% 89%
Level 3 Value Added N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A