Wallingford SchoolDidcot Girls' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wallingford School and Didcot Girls' School are secondary schools.
Wallingford School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Didcot Girls' School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Didcot Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Wallingford School was judged Good and Didcot Girls' School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.9 for Wallingford School and 58.8 for Didcot Girls' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wallingford School (55.9 in 2021-22, 53.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Didcot Girls' School (61.1 in 2021-22, 58.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WallingfordWallingford School | DidcotDidcot Girls' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B80/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 41 in Oxfordshire | 2nd of 41 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,437 | 1,643 | |
| Capacity | 1,515 | 1,593 | |
| Location | Wallingford, OX10 8HH | Didcot, OX11 7AJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.9 | 58.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.9% | 72.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.5% | 87.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.7% | 67.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.86 | 5.57 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 221 | 262 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 116 | 125 | |
| A-level average points | 38.1 | 40.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.1 | 40.8 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 26.8% Stronger figure | 25.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,437 | 1,643 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.8% | 13.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.4% | 16.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.5% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 18.9% Stronger figure | 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.
Wallingford School
Didcot Girls' School
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