▁gr ades ▁achieved ▁by ▁students . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁Com pre h ensive ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁School s ▁Guide ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁consist ently ▁good ▁GC SE ▁results ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁standard ▁of ▁results ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁A ▁level ▁coh ort . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Wal de gra ve ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁higher ▁proportion ▁of ▁fra ud ul ent ▁applications ▁than ▁for ▁other ▁secondary ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Richmond ▁upon ▁Th ames . ▁ ▁History ▁Wal de gra ve ▁School ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁two ▁girls ' ▁schools ▁– ▁T wick en ham ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁and ▁Kn eller ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁– ▁on ▁its ▁present - day ▁site . ▁Its ▁name ▁comm emor ates ▁Frances ▁Lady ▁Wal de gra ve , ▁a ▁former ▁local ▁resident ▁of ▁St raw berry ▁Hill ▁House . ▁ ▁T wick en ham ▁County ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁ ▁T wick en ham ▁County ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁all - g irls ▁T wick en ham ▁County ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁or ▁the ▁Cow sh eds . ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁select ive ▁grammar ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁school ▁became ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁known ▁as ▁T wick en ham ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7