Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College is a secondary school located in Worcester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Timberdine Avenue, Worcester, WR5 2XD
Website: http://www.blessededward.co.uk
Telephone: 01905352615
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Greg McClarey
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116999

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 1043
Number of Boys: 515
Number of Girls: 528

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -0.28 to 0.08
Of the 206 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 196 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.01
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Timberdine Close , WR5 2DD
- not rated 387 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Red Hill CofE Primary School
Midhurst Close , WR5 2HX
3out of 4 639 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Stanley Road Primary School
Stanley Road , WR5 1BD
3out of 4 1,142 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Nunnery Wood Primary School
Prestwich Avenue , WR5 1QE
3out of 4 1,357 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Pitmaston Primary School
Malvern Road , WR2 4ZF
4out of 4 1,994 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Timberdine Avenue , WR5 2XD
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Nunnery Wood High School
Spetchley Road , WR5 2LT
3out of 4 1,612 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Bromwich Road , St John's WR2 4AF
3out of 4 1,737 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Merriman's Hill Road , WR3 8LE
3out of 4 2,879 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Worcester Sixth Form College
Spetchley Road , WR5 2LU
- not rated 1,845 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fort Royal
Wyld's Lane , WR5 1DR
3out of 4 809 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The King's School
5 College Green , Worcester WR1 2LL
- not rated 1,028 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Newbridge School
Midland Road , WR5 1DS
- not rated 1,064 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
New College Worcester (NMSS)
Whittington Road , WR5 2JX
3out of 4 1,592 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Glebe Close , Bromyard Road WR2 5AX
4out of 4 2,050 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.