Bishop Perowne CofE College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Merriman's Hill Road, Worcester, WR3 8LE
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.5%
29.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,155
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
181 of 181 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
358
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 181 | 181 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 31 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 58 | 4 | ● 7% |
| Total | 358 | 216 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jane Price
- Address
- Merriman's Hill Road, Worcester, WR3 8LE
- Phone
- 01905746800
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Arboretum · Worcester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138107
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP PEROWNE CHURCH OF ENGLAND COLLEGE
1,155 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 March 2024
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 · 1,203 pupils
Attendance
88.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
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 | 43.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 201 | — |
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.
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 | 200 | 12% | 37% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 199 | 7% | 41% | 61% | |
| English Language | 198 | 10% | 36% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 162 | 3% | 28% | 48% | |
| History | 105 | 11% | 35% | 49% | |
| Geography | 98 | 14% | 32% | 41% | |
| German | 59 | 12% | 37% | 53% | |
| French | 55 | 20% | 56% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 52 | 21% | 65% | 83% | |
| Business | 44 | 16% | 39% | 57% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 16% | 36% | 45% | |
| Physics | 32 | 34% | 81% | 91% |
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.