OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,282
1,282 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
663
51.7% of pupils
Male pupils
619
48.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Wychavon
17.5%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.7 pts
below England
School
13.6%
Wychavon
10.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Wychavon
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.3%
991
Any other White background
16.0%
205
White and Asian
1.1%
14
Unclassified
0.9%
12
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
10
African
0.7%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.3%
93 of
1,282 pupils
13.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.2
7.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.39 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.36 pts
higher than
England
School
8.57%
Wychavon
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.23 pts
higher than
England
School
24.05%
Wychavon
13.48%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
3.70%
Wychavon
1.08%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.1%
5.8 pts
above England
Prince Henry's High School
98.1%
Wychavon
88.3%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.