Academy converter · Worcestershire

Dyson Perrins CofE Academy

11–16Ages
592Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137186URN

Yates Hay Road, Malvern, WR14 1WD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below Worcestershire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Worcestershire

197 applications for 133 places · 14th of 21 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.5of 90

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

25th of 31 in Worcestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 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

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Worcestershire median (1.7) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

197 applications · 133 places offered · 110 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.5
2021 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	133	197	1.5	110	0.83
Sep 2025	125	214	1.7	122	0.98
Sep 2024	128	209	1.6	110	0.86
Sep 2023	148	208	1.4	82	0.55
Sep 2022	141	207	1.5	122	0.87
Sep 2021	120	206	1.7	105	0.88
Sep 2020	128	225	1.8	120	0.94
Sep 2019	115	219	1.9	108	0.94
Sep 2018	150	256	1.7	135	0.90
Sep 2017	161	252	1.6	150	0.93
Sep 2016	127	232	1.8	113	0.89
Sep 2015	102	194	1.9	89	0.87
Sep 2014	80	180	2.3	76	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

120 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.525th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%27th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Worcestershire 64% England 66%

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.05

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	120	40.5	28%	48%	–
2024/25	126	43.8	37%	64%	–
2023/24	106	41.6	36%	56%	+0.05
2022/23	144	41.3	31%	56%	−0.08

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

Dyson Perrins CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
The Chase
3.6 km · Worcestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Christopher Whitehead Language College
8.8 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Hanley Castle High School
9.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
9.7 km · Worcestershire

2026

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Bishop Perowne CofE College
11.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Nunnery Wood High School
11.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
The Chantry School
11.9 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
12.2 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 48.0Attainment 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: 137186 · 885/4801
Trust: Dyson Perrins Church of England Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,040 pupils · 592 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Dyson Perrins CofE Sports College (URN 116995)
Address: Yates Hay Road, Malvern, WR14 1WD
Local authority: Worcestershire · Malvern Hills

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