Baxter College is a secondary school located in Kidderminster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 03/06/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
Website: www.baxtercollege.co.uk
Telephone: 01562741524
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Carpenter
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 144367

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1349
Number of Pupils: 820
Number of Boys: 424
Number of Girls: 396

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.46 Confidence interval -0.66 to -0.26
Of the 161 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:47%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's CofE Primary School
Blakebrook , DY11 6AP 		1out of 4 485 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sutton Park Primary RSA Academy
Greatfield Road , DY11 6PH 		2out of 4 957 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Franche Primary School
Chestnut Grove , DY11 5QB 		3out of 4 1,003 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School
Marlpool Lane , DY11 5HP 		3out of 4 1,248 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Foley Park Primary School and Nursery
Northumberland Avenue , DY11 7AW 		3out of 4 1,734 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Baxter College
Habberley Road , DY11 5PQ 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Charles I School
Hill Grove House , Comberton Road DY10 1XA 		3out of 4 2,771 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity School
Birmingham Road , DY10 2BY 		3out of 4 2,395 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wyre Forest School
Habberley Road , DY11 6FA 		3out of 4 336 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Nurture Learning
County Buildings , Bewdley Road DY11 6RQ 		- not rated 924 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wribbenhall School
21 Crundalls Lane , Wribbenhall DY12 1JL 		- not rated 2,460 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Heathfield Knoll School
Wolverley , DY10 3QE 		- not rated 3,050 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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