Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
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Waldegrave School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,470of 1,246 places
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 213
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 16 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Waldegrave School for Girls (URN 102928, until 1 August 2012).
What the data says
Of the 216 pupils who finished Year 11 at Waldegrave School in 2023, 70% stayed on in Waldegrave School’s own sixth form (Richmond upon Thames average 53%), 14% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 187 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 71% went to university (Richmond upon Thames 44%, England 37%), and 57% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 67.3 against 46.1 across England and 56.6 in Richmond upon Thames, with 82% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Richmond upon Thames and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Waldegrave School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 216 | 1,891 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 70% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 14% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Waldegrave School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 187 | 1,750 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 78% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 71% | 44% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 57% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Waldegrave School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 67.3 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 82% | 65% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 95% | 81% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 60% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.14 | 5.22 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 9% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 52.2 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 68.6 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 213 | 100% | 89% | 52% | 20% | 95% |
| Mathematics | 212 | 100% | 88% | 47% | 22% | 97% |
| English Literature | 210 | 99% | 86% | 57% | 21% | 97% |
| Religious Studies | 205 | 96% | 31% | 58% | 32% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 121 | 57% | 65% | 35% | 9% | 95% |
| Geography | 117 | 55% | 41% | 48% | 25% | 93% |
| History | 109 | 51% | 41% | 71% | 26% | 92% |
| Biology | 88 | 41% | 23% | 64% | 45% | 97% |
| Physics | 87 | 41% | 23% | 61% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 87 | 41% | 23% | 71% | 47% | 99% |
| French | 76 | 36% | 18% | 46% | 29% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 69 | 32% | 11% | 32% | 23% | 93% |
| Drama | 61 | 29% | 7% | 48% | 27% | 98% |
| Art and Design | 52 | 24% | 7% | 48% | 24% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 49 | 23% | 11% | 41% | 24% | 84% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 46 | 22% | 8% | 74% | 21% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 38 | 18% | 13% | 42% | 30% | 84% |
| Spanish | 35 | 16% | 19% | 71% | 27% | 97% |
| Music | 34 | 16% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 97% |
| German | 28 | 13% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 82% |
| Turkish | 6 | 3% | 0% | 100% | 71% | 100% |
| Arabic | 6 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 47% | 100% |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Japanese | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Waldegrave School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 387 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 190 | 934 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 42.03 | 39.14 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 25% | 26% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 65 | 34% | 31% |
| Psychology | 57 | 30% | 23% |
| Biology | 49 | 26% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 46 | 24% | 17% |
| Geography | 41 | 22% | 10% |
| English Literature | 38 | 20% | 11% |
| Media Studies | 37 | 19% | 4% |
| Economics | 36 | 19% | 13% |
| History | 35 | 18% | 13% |
| Sociology | 32 | 17% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 21 | 11% | 4% |
| Politics | 20 | 11% | 6% |
| Physics | 18 | 9% | 12% |
| Physical Education | 12 | 6% | 3% |
| Textiles | 12 | 6% | 1% |
| Art and Design | 11 | 6% | 1% |
| Spanish | 9 | 5% | 2% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 0% |
| Photography | 8 | 4% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 8 | 4% | 5% |
| Drama | 7 | 4% | 2% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 11 | 6% | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.