Academy converter · Worcestershire

Bishop Perowne CofE College

11–16Ages
1,155Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138107URN

Merriman's Hill Road, Worcester, WR3 8LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 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

0.3 above Worcestershire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Worcestershire

476 applications for 232 places · 8th of 21 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.3of 90

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

20th of 31 in Worcestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 March 2024Ofsted'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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

476 applications · 232 places offered · 236 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.5
2021 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2014 1.7; 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	232	476	2.1	236	1.02
Sep 2025	233	358	1.5	181	0.78
Sep 2024	273	379	1.4	196	0.72
Sep 2023	261	370	1.4	154	0.59
Sep 2022	234	343	1.5	131	0.56
Sep 2021	236	322	1.4	136	0.58
Sep 2020	208	332	1.6	119	0.57
Sep 2019	203	265	1.3	83	0.41
Sep 2018	192	257	1.3	112	0.58
Sep 2017	177	304	1.7	116	0.66
Sep 2016	209	346	1.7	130	0.62
Sep 2015	151	229	1.5	78	0.52
Sep 2014	181	315	1.7	94	0.52

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

222 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.320th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%20th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Worcestershire 64% England 66%

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	222	42.3	36%	57%	–
2024/25	201	40.3	30%	50%	–
2023/24	176	43.4	42%	58%	−0.17
2022/23	169	41.5	36%	54%	−0.22

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

Bishop Perowne CofE CollegeThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
1.2 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Christopher Whitehead Language College
2.3 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
2.6 km · Worcestershire

2026

2.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Nunnery Wood High School
3.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
7.7 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

41.2Attainment 8
The Chantry School
10.3 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
11.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

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

2026

1.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 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: 138107 · 885/4754
Trust: Bishop Perowne Church of England College
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,155 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2012
Replaced: Bishop Perowne CofE College (URN 116993)
Address: Merriman's Hill Road, Worcester, WR3 8LE
Local authority: Worcestershire · Worcester

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