Academy converter · Worcestershire

Baxter College

11–18Ages
766Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144367URN

Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Worcestershire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Worcestershire

221 applications for 152 places · 15th of 21 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.3of 90

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

30th of 31 in Worcestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

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

221 applications · 152 places offered · 121 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.5
2021 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Worcestershire median

Dashed bars: as Baxter College (URN 138660), Baxter College (URN 135062), the previous school.

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	152	221	1.5	121	0.80
Sep 2025	143	193	1.4	106	0.74
Sep 2024	141	225	1.6	131	0.93
Sep 2023	157	227	1.5	141	0.90
Sep 2022	177	233	1.3	134	0.76
Sep 2021	149	242	1.6	135	0.91
Sep 2020	130	205	1.6	123	0.95
Sep 2019	145	220	1.5	138	0.95
Sep 2018	144	204	1.4	120	0.83
Sep 2017	118	180	1.5	114	0.97
Sep 2016 *	148	239	1.6	146	0.99
Sep 2015 *	158	267	1.7	154	0.97
Sep 2014 *	180	280	1.6	172	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

127 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.330th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%30th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths39%

Worcestershire 64% England 66%

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.87

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	127	33.3	23%	39%	–
2024/25	113	36.6	25%	45%	–
2023/24	140	31.9	17%	35%	−0.87
2022/23	132	35.6	26%	47%	−0.61

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

Baxter CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 33.3Attainment 8
Holy Trinity School
2.2 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

3.4applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
King Charles I School
2.5 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
The Bewdley School
3.0 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
3.3 km · Worcestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
4.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
7.7 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.9applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Hagley Catholic High School
9.1 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
9.2 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 57.6Attainment 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: 144367 · 885/4014
Trust: Severn Academies Educational Trust
Capacity: 1,068 pupils · 766 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Baxter College (URN 138660); Baxter College (URN 135062)
Address: Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
Local authority: Worcestershire · Wyre Forest

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