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Pershore High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Station Road, Pershore WR10 2BX · pershore.worcs.sch.uk · 01386 552471

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.6
average Attainment 8 score. Worcestershire 44.2, England 46
Last distance offered
1.86 mi
2.99 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In area – distance only · Worcestershire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,055
72% of 1,468 places
Local authority
Worcestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
20.7%
First language not English
3.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Quest Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “In area – distance only” went to a home 1.86 mi (2.99 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 82 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 182 (Places 89)182September 2023: 146 (Places 99)146September 2024: 127 (Places 90)127September 2025: 108 (Places 89)108September 2026: 82 (Places 87)82Places 87
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202687820.990%
September 2025Sept 2025891081.2▲74%
September 2024Sept 2024901271.4▲65%
September 2023Sept 2023991461.5▲66%
September 2022Sept 2022891822▲47%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – In area – distance onlyDistance
September 20261.86 mi2.99 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 35.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Worcestershire it was 44.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.8 (England 46.3)49.82017/18: 46.4 (England 46.5)46.42018/19: 49.2 (England 46.7)49.22021/22: 47.9 (England 48.8)47.92022/23: 45.0 (England 46.3)45.02023/24: 46.1 (England 45.9)46.12024/25: 43.6 (England 46.0)43.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.646.0
▼35.3%45.4%
▼56.0%64.8%
▼19.3%40.5%
▼3.814.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form40.3+5.9
Sixth form college20.8−2.6
Further education24.3−0.5
Other education0.4−0.5
Apprenticeship3.5−2.9
Employment2.7−1.4
Not in a lasting destination4+0.3
Activity not captured4+1.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.9 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 31.4 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 35.7 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 39.1 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 30.1 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.6 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
76 studentsC+ (32.6)Average 0.00
76 studentsC+ (32.6)Average -0.02
23 studentsDist (35.4)Average +0.11
16.4%AAB or better
98.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2470C (29.5)-0.15
2022/2399C (30.1)—
2021/2297B (39.1)—
2018/1960B- (35.7)+0.30
2017/18115C (31.4)+0.01
2016/17116C (29.3)-0.36
2015/16128C (29.9)-0.11

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50−7.4
Further and other education9.2+7.2
Further education5.3+4.3
Other education3.9+2.9
Apprenticeship6.6+0.7
Employment25+0.2
Not in a lasting destination9.2+2.3

Ofsted

Pershore High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
12 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
68%
Replies
121
11% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼75% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼60% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼71% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼63% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼54% agreeEngland 67%

based on 33 parents (27%) with SEND

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