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Baxter College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Habberley Road, Kidderminster DY11 5PQ · baxtercollege.co.uk · 01562 741524
On the mapSearch near DY11 5PQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Worcestershire 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 766
- 72% of 1,068 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 152 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 152 | 121 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 106 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 141 | 131 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 141 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 134 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.6, and 24.8% 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 D (21.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.09 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138660)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.9 | −2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 4.3 | −2.8 |
| Further education | 52.9 | +2.9 |
| Other education | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 4.3 | +2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 students | D (21.4) | Below average -0.36 | |
| 34 students | D (20.4) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 37 students | Merit (26.4) | Average -0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 16 | D+ (22) | -0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 38 | D+ (24.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 31 | C- (25.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 24 | D (18.9) | -0.68 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | D+ (23.9) | -0.37 |
| 2016/17 | 47 | D (21.2) | -0.37 |
| 2015/16 | 53 | C- (26.7) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 54.5 | +18.3 |
| Further education | 3.1 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 27.3 | −8.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.1 | −5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Baxter College on 8 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138660), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138660)
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 85
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (31%) with SEND