Our daily routines and educational practice are rooted in the twin values of Dignity and Respect.
Phone: 01296 651382Email: office@waddesdonschool.com
Waddesdon Church of England School is a heavily oversubscribed school. There are waiting lists for every year group.
Waddesdon School is an academy, having previously been a voluntary aided Church of England school. This means that, unlike community schools, decisions about admission rest with the Governing Body which follows its published admission arrangements. Governors operate within the coordinated admission arrangements of the Local Authority (Buckinghamshire Council) for entry into Year 7.
Applications for other year groups should be made using the in-year application form below which should be returned directly to the school.
Applicants who live within the catchment area for Waddesdon School must also complete the school’s supplemental form A (Catchment) and return this direct to the school with the required supporting evidence.
Applicants who are seeking a place under church commitment criteria must ask their minister to complete the school’s supplemental form B (Church Commitment) and ensure that this is returned direct to the school. Receipt of these forms will be acknowledged by email: if you have not received an acknowledgement within two weeks of submission, please contact the school’s Admissions Officer (admissions@waddesdonschool.com).
Our catchment area map is below. If you are unclear whether your home address falls within catchment, please contact the Admissions and Transport team at Buckinghamshire Council via their website www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions or alternatively you can speak directly to an Admissions specialist by calling 01296 395000 and selecting option 3.
Parents wishing to appeal against any decision to refuse a place should request an appeal form direct from the school. Please email admissions@waddesdonschool.com. The completed form should be returned to the school. Appeals are heard by an independent panel appointed by the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education.
The school processes any applications made in-year for a place. Parents seeking a place for their child in any year group any time after the normal admission day for Year 7 in September should contact the school to ask for more information about the availability of places and for an application form. The completed form (which needs to be signed by the child’s current school) should be returned to the school. You will be notified of the outcome of the application within 15 school days.
| Documents | Download |
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| Admissions Policy 2024-25 |  |
| Admissions Policy 2025-26 | |
| Catchment Form A (for in-year admissions) | |
| Church Commitment Form B (for in-year admissions) | |
| Other Documentation | Download |
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| Prospectus 2024/25 | |
| Sixth Form Prospectus | |
Waddesdon Church of England School, Baker Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0LQ
Waddesdon Sixth Form Open Evening:
Year 11 students and their families are warmly invited to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday, 28th November. There will be a Subject Fair from 6pm, followed by a Presentation at 7pm.
We will also be sharing information about our new Sixth Form Building with you, which is due to open in 2025.
Our new prospectus will be available here from Open Evening onwards: https://www.waddesdonschool.com/joining-our-sixth-form/
Ample parking will be available thanks to our close partnership with Waddesdon Manor. Students will buzz you through the main Waddesdon Manor Gate on Silk Street (just off the A41, near the Five Arrows), after which you will turn left to go into their main visitors' car park (satnav postcode: HP18 0JH). There will be a lit path onto Waddesdon Greenway to walk around to the school which will take a few minutes. There will be students and staff along the way to point you in the right direction.
We look forward to seeing you there!