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Wallingford School

St George's Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8HH ·

Ofsted:Good· 2022
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Wallingford. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (November 2022). GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 53.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 290 families put it first for 226 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,507
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Academy trust
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' OXFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Headteacher
Mr John Marston
Opened
Sept 2011

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (9 Nov 2022): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 221 pupils

Attainment 8
53.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
62.9%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
80.5%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.31
2023/24 · CI 0.12 to 0.49
This school
53.9
Oxfordshire
46.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
226
1st preferences
290
All applications
518
1st prefs per place
1.28
More first choices than places

219 of 290 first-preference applicants were offered a place (76%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,437
Capacity
1,515
99% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)14.8%
  • English as an additional language7.4%
  • SEN support16.5%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.8%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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