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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 May 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry372 applications · 274 places offered · 236 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2025 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.2; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2023 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2022 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.5
- 2021 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.6
- 2020 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.6
- 2019 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2017 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2016 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.9
- 2014 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.9
- This school
- Worcestershire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 274 | 372 | 1.4 | 236 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 254 | 358 | 1.4 | 236 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 280 | 340 | 1.2 | 218 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2023 | 282 | 404 | 1.4 | 239 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 284 | 415 | 1.5 | 270 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 265 | 406 | 1.5 | 250 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 | 259 | 383 | 1.5 | 236 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 243 | 397 | 1.6 | 226 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 253 | 382 | 1.5 | 239 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 334 | 1.4 | 221 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 222 | 367 | 1.7 | 218 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 214 | 334 | 1.6 | 208 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 224 | 345 | 1.5 | 219 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 244 | 47.3 | 43% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 256 | 43.8 | 42% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 246 | 45.0 | 42% | 65% | −0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 247 | 44.2 | 39% | 64% | −0.10 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Worcestershire20262.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · WorcestershireGood20242.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · WorcestershireGood20221.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · WorcestershireGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · WorcestershireGood20231.5applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 10.0 km · WorcestershireGood202441.2Attainment 8
- 10.3 km · WorcestershireGood20231.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · Worcestershire20261.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136890 · 885/4432
- Trust
- Christopher Whitehead Language College
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,525 pupils · 1,580 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Christopher Whitehead Language College (URN 116978)
- Address
- Bromwich Road, St John's, Worcester, WR2 4AF
- Local authority
- Worcestershire · Worcester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources