Best Schools in Worcestershire

How many schools are there in Worcestershire?

Worcestershire has 252 open schools: 172 state primary, 44 state secondary or all-through, 10 independent, 19 special and 7 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Worcestershire are rated Outstanding?

26 schools in Worcestershire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Hindlip CofE First School, Heronswood Primary School, St Augustine's Catholic High School, Prince Henry's High School, Cotswold Spa Hospital School and 21 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 211 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Hindlip CofE First SchoolHeronswood Primary SchoolSt Augustine's Catholic High SchoolPrince Henry's High SchoolCotswold Spa Hospital School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Worcestershire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 32 schools in Worcestershire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Haybridge High School and Sixth Form, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.6 and 69% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The Chase, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.9 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Nunnery Wood High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.3 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Haybridge High School and Sixth FormThe ChaseNunnery Wood High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Worcestershire have the best SATs results?

Of the 108 primary schools in Worcestershire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Cutnall Green CofE Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School (100% in reading, 94% in maths); and Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School (100% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Cutnall Green CofE Primary SchoolHanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolBroadwas CofE Aided Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Worcestershire?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Worcestershire selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Worcestershire?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Worcestershire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Beoley First School, 1.513 miles for 2021 entry; Blackwell First School, 1.312 miles for 2021 entry; Catshill First School, 1.101 miles for 2021 entry; Charford First School, 1.834 miles for 2021 entry; Chawson First School, 1.217 miles for 2021 entry. We hold figures for 19 schools in Worcestershire; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Beoley First SchoolBlackwell First SchoolCatshill First SchoolCharford First SchoolChawson First School

Source: Worcestershire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Worcestershire?

Apply to your council - Worcestershire; Shropshire; or Herefordshire, County of, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.