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Hanley Castle High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Church End, Hanley Castle, Worcester WR8 0BL · hanleycastle.worcs.sch.uk · 01684 593241

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.8
average Attainment 8 score. Worcestershire 44.2, England 46
Last distance offered
8.74 mi
14.06 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Out of area – attending a feeder school · Worcestershire Council
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,142
133 over 1,009 places · 113%
Local authority
Worcestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17%
First language not English
4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Hanley and Upton Educational Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Out of area – attending a feeder school” went to a home 8.74 mi (14.06 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 80% 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: 188 (Places 179)188September 2023: 199 (Places 180)199September 2024: 198 (Places 184)198September 2025: 201 (Places 189)201September 2026: 219 (Places 178)219Places 178
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261782191.2▲80%
September 2025Sept 20251892011.1▲92%
September 2024Sept 20241841981.1▲90%
September 2023Sept 20231801991.1▲89%
September 2022Sept 20221791881.1▲94%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Out of area – attending a feeder schoolDistance
September 20268.74 mi14.06 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 47.6% 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 B- (36 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: 52.5 (England 46.3)52.52017/18: 50.1 (England 46.5)50.12018/19: 53.3 (England 46.7)53.32021/22: 57.5 (England 48.8)57.52022/23: 50.7 (England 46.3)50.72023/24: 50.9 (England 45.9)50.92024/25: 47.8 (England 46.0)47.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.846.0
▲47.6%45.4%
▲72.4%64.8%
▲49.4%40.5%
▲4.354.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form50.6−4.6
Sixth form college15.2+7.9
Further education24.4+0.8
Apprenticeship3−1.2
Employment1.8−1.2
Not in a lasting destination2.40
Activity not captured2.4+1.8

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: 32.7 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 30.5 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 31.0 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 40.1 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.2 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 38.2 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.0 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
93 studentsB- (36)Above average +0.29
93 studentsB- (36.3)Above average +0.31
19 studentsDist- (30.4)Above average +0.49
11.4%AAB or better
97.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2491B- (38.2)+0.12
2022/23111B- (36.2)—
2021/2286B (40.1)—
2018/19100C (31)-0.10
2017/1886C (30.5)-0.29
2016/17102C+ (32.6)-0.10
2015/16102C+ (32.7)+0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.2+1.6
Further education1.10
Apprenticeship2.1−7.8
Employment28.7+0.1
Not in a lasting destination11.7+7.3
Activity not captured3.2−1.2

Ofsted

Hanley Castle High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
22 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (306 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
79%
Replies
306
28% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●81% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼65% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼43% agreeEngland 67%

based on 86 parents (28%) with SEND

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