Christopher Whitehead Language 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 23/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bromwich Road, Worcester, WR2 4AF
Website: http://www.christopherwhitehead.co.uk
Telephone: 01905423906
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Morris
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136890

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1525
Number of Pupils: 1434
Number of Boys: 665
Number of Girls: 769

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.15 Confidence interval -0.03 to 0.32
Of the 221 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 214 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:83%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary
Bransford Road , St John's WR2 4EN
3out of 4 279 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Pitmaston Primary School
Malvern Road , WR2 4ZF
4out of 4 529 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Clement's CofE Primary
Henwick Road , WR2 5NS
4out of 4 683 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oldbury Park Primary RSA Academy
Oldbury Road , WR2 6AA
- not rated 1,370 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dines Green Community Academy
Tudor Way , WR2 5QH
2out of 4 1,690 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Bromwich Road , St John's WR2 4AF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Timberdine Avenue , WR5 2XD
3out of 4 1,737 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Merriman's Hill Road , WR3 8LE
3out of 4 2,562 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Nunnery Wood High School
Spetchley Road , WR5 2LT
3out of 4 3,227 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Glebe Close , Bromyard Road WR2 5AX
4out of 4 418 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King's School
5 College Green , Worcester WR1 2LL
- not rated 952 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Worcester
Henwick Grove , WR2 6AJ
- not rated 1,554 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fort Royal
Wyld's Lane , WR5 1DR
3out of 4 1,733 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newbridge School
Midland Road , WR5 1DS
- not rated 1,772 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.