Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Briar Mill, Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/02/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.8%
26.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,290
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,477 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 12–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gemma and Claire Lloyd Davies and Moss
- Address
- Briar Mill, Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
- Phone
- 01905774421
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Droitwich West · Droitwich and Evesham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136927
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DROITWICH SPA HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
1,290 pupils · 1,477 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
08 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,138 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
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 | 41.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.71 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 284 | — |
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 | 31.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 79 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 282 | 11% | 45% | 61% | |
| Mathematics | 281 | 17% | 50% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 279 | 15% | 50% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 214 | 14% | 45% | 64% | |
| History | 141 | 17% | 44% | 57% | |
| Geography | 119 | 13% | 45% | 57% | |
| Business | 113 | 14% | 46% | 60% | |
| Engineering | 71 | 7% | 27% | 42% | |
| Design & Technology | 67 | 12% | 36% | 55% | |
| Physics | 63 | 38% | 68% | 70% | |
| Biology | 57 | 33% | 67% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 9% | 45% | 68% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 24 | 0% | 13% | 29% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 25% | 35% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 0% | 6% | 28% | |
| Mathematics | 14 | 14% | 50% | 64% | |
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% | |
| Geography | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Economics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Physics | 8 | 13% | 38% | 38% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13299: Droitwich Spa High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
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.