Academy converter · Worcestershire

Hanley Castle High School

11–18Ages
1,142Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137101URN

Church End, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 above Worcestershire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Worcestershire

368 applications for 178 places · 6th of 21 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.1of 90

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

13th of 31 in Worcestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Worcestershire median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

368 applications · 178 places offered · 219 named it first

2026 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2025 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.5
2021 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2016 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	178	368	2.1	219	1.23
Sep 2025	189	340	1.8	201	1.06
Sep 2024	184	345	1.9	198	1.08
Sep 2023	180	334	1.9	199	1.11
Sep 2022	179	321	1.8	188	1.05
Sep 2021	181	350	1.9	220	1.22
Sep 2020	181	286	1.6	180	0.99
Sep 2019	173	341	2.0	209	1.21
Sep 2018	176	339	1.9	234	1.33
Sep 2017	174	353	2.0	220	1.26
Sep 2016	160	344	2.2	219	1.37
Sep 2015	157	346	2.2	208	1.32
Sep 2014	172	370	2.2	192	1.12

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

185 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.113th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%16th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Worcestershire 64% England 66%

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	185	46.1	41%	64%	–
2024/25	170	47.8	48%	72%	–
2023/24	164	50.9	52%	76%	+0.23
2022/23	167	50.7	50%	75%	+0.28

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

Hanley Castle High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
The Chase
5.9 km · Worcestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
9.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Tewkesbury Academy
11.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
11.8 km · Worcestershire

2026

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Christopher Whitehead Language College
12.2 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Pershore High School
12.3 km · Worcestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Nunnery Wood High School
12.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
John Masefield High School
13.8 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137101 · 885/4500
Trust: Hanley and Upton Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,009 pupils · 1,142 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Hanley Castle High School (URN 116981)
Address: Church End, Hanley Castle, Worcester, WR8 0BL
Local authority: Worcestershire · Malvern Hills

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources