Christopher Whitehead Language College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Bromwich Road, Worcester, WR2 4AF
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,580
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,525 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
236 of 236 families who put it first got an offer
254
Places offered
358
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 236 | 236 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 11 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 41 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 358 | 249 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Catherine Clark
- Address
- Bromwich Road, St John's, Worcester, WR2 4AF
- Phone
- 01905423906
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- St John's · Worcester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136890
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD LANGUAGE COLLEGE
1,580 pupils · 1,525 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,384 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.27 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 256 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.93 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 91 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 248 | 13% | 53% | 70% | |
| English Language | 247 | 16% | 49% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 242 | 14% | 49% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 221 | 11% | 38% | 58% | |
| History | 108 | 20% | 44% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 93 | 16% | 59% | 70% | |
| French | 89 | 11% | 61% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 29% | 77% | 90% | |
| Geography | 73 | 33% | 70% | 78% | |
| Business | 72 | 19% | 49% | 60% | |
| Religious Studies | 49 | 22% | 47% | 63% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 47 | 6% | 38% | 51% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 22 | 0% | 18% | 36% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 27% | 50% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 6% | 29% | 41% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 23% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 8% | 54% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 12 | 0% | 0% | 67% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 12 | 0% | 25% | 42% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 27% | 45% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 18% | 45% | 91% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 30% | 40% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Film Studies | 9 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.