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Bishop Perowne CofE College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Merriman's Hill Road, Worcester WR3 8LE · bishopperowne.co.uk · 01905 746800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Worcestershire 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.47 mi
- 2.37 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,155
- 96% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.47 mi (2.37 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 236 families put the school first and 232 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
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 232 | 236 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 233 | 181 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 273 | 196 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 261 | 154 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 131 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.47 mi2.37 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.3, and 30.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Worcestershire it was 44.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.7 | +3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 45.5 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 30.1 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 2.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 3.4 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −2 |
Ofsted
Bishop Perowne CofE College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 106
- 10% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (20%) with SEND