WADDESDON CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL in Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury

Education Centre Information: Waddesdon Church of England School:

Establishment Type:Voluntary Aided School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Buckinghamshire
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/08/2011
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Town and Fringe - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Diocese: Diocese of Oxford
Total Pupils: 993
Number of boys: 505
Number of girls: 488
Admissions: Modern
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Rural secondary modern, with excellent modern facilities (£3.6 million art block just opened), visual arts college, national athletic team champions; junior girls 2003; intermediates girls 2004, captain of English schools football team, England seven a-side rugby international; several former and current athletic international at school level; current upper sixth England U18 hockey international. The school has floodlit all weather pitch. School has become Leading Edge school from September 2004; strong community links through visual arts programmes; very popular sixth form attracting a third of its students from other schools; strong Duke of Edinburgh Award traditional; school heavily over-subscribed. The school aims to nurture and educate students in a Christian environment in order that they may achieve their full potential and be valuable member of society. The school cherishes and values the individual - treats each other with dignity and respect.