Wadebridge School is a mixed secondary academy in Wadebridge, Cornwall Council, teaching 1,018 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in December 2019. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 13 April 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wadebridge School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 10 Dec 2019 · Published 15 Jan 2020
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wadebridge School.

Wadebridge School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 2 First Day of Autumn Term
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–24 Autumn Half Term Holiday
  • 27–31 Inset Days (RCS TBC)
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
  • 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year’s Day Bank Holiday
  • 5 Start of Spring Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
  • 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
  • 13 Start of Summer Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • First Day of Autumn Term Sep 2, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Start of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Start of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 27 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Days (RCS TBC) Oct 27-31, 2025 Inset Day
  • Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
  • New Year’s Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
44.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
43.1% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
27.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wadebridge School with Cornwall Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Cornwall Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 44.7
Cornwall Council 45.2 England 46.1 -1.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 43.1%
Cornwall Council 43.3% England 45.4% -2.3 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 29.3
Cornwall Council 33 England 34.9 -5.6 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20.8
Cornwall Council 15.9 England 15.5 +5.3 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 25.9%
Cornwall Council 23.1% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 216
Attendance 27.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Cornwall Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 27.1%
Cornwall Council 18.3% England 17.8% +9.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.9%
Cornwall Council 7% England 6.8% +2.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Cornwall Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
Cornwall Council 91% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 68%
Cornwall Council 82% England 83% -15 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Wadebridge School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wadebridge School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.