Waddesdon Church of England SchoolAylesbury UTC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Aylesbury.
Summary of the comparison
Waddesdon Church of England School and Aylesbury UTC are secondary schools in Aylesbury.
Waddesdon Church of England School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Aylesbury UTC scores 19 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Waddesdon Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.
Waddesdon Church of England School was judged strong and Aylesbury UTC was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for Waddesdon Church of England School and 23.8 for Aylesbury UTC.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Waddesdon Church of England School (55.7 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Aylesbury UTC (25.0 in 2021-22, 23.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AylesburyWaddesdon Church of England School | AylesburyAylesbury UTC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | F19/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 37th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,015 | 145 | |
| Capacity | 1,022 | 600 | |
| Location | Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ | Aylesbury, HP21 8PB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 23.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% Stronger figure | 14.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.7% Stronger figure | 28.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.2% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 Stronger figure | 1.80 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 145 | 57 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 147 | 6 | |
| A-level average points | 35.3 Stronger figure | 2.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | U | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,015 | 145 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.9% | 42.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.0% | 15.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.3% | 16.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.7% | 5.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% Stronger figure | 26.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.3% Stronger figure | 70.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury UTC
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