Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Yates Hay Road, Malvern, WR14 1WD
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/06/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
29.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
592
Capacity used
Has space57%
1,040 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
121 of 122 families who put it first got an offer
125
Places offered
214
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 122 | 121 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 3 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 214 | 124 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mike Gunston
- Address
- Yates Hay Road, Malvern, WR14 1WD
- Phone
- 01684564751
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Upper Howsell · West Worcestershire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137186
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DYSON PERRINS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
592 pupils · 1,040 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 655 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
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 | 41.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
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 | 37.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 126 | — |
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 | 24.62 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 20 | — |
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 | 126 | 8% | 50% | 72% | |
| English Language | 126 | 7% | 48% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 126 | 6% | 44% | 67% | |
| Religious Studies | 119 | 4% | 30% | 47% | |
| Combined Science | 101 | 0% | 27% | 54% | |
| Geography | 65 | 3% | 38% | 55% | |
| History | 64 | 9% | 31% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 44 | 11% | 57% | 75% | |
| French | 32 | 9% | 41% | 56% | |
| Design & Technology | 28 | 18% | 36% | 57% | |
| Biology | 25 | 28% | 84% | 92% | |
| Physics | 25 | 32% | 80% | 92% |
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.