Bishop Perowne CofE College, Worcester
Bishop Perowne CofE College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Worcester, part of Bishop Perowne Church of England College. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 7th-highest of the 7 schools in Worcester with published results, and 2,280th of 3,298 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bishop Perowne CofE College in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Bishop Perowne CofE College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Worcestershire and 47 across England.
36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Worcestershire and 47% in England.
That is up from 40.3 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31, against 47.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.5 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.
Getting a place at Bishop Perowne CofE College
For September 2026 entry, 236 families put Bishop Perowne CofE College as their first choice and 476 named it as one of their preferences, for 232 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Bishop Perowne CofE College
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishop Perowne CofE College are Tudor Grange Academy Worcester (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); Christopher Whitehead Language College (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); and Nunnery Wood High School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than Bishop Perowne CofE College.
Tudor Grange Academy WorcesterChristopher Whitehead Language CollegeBlessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeNunnery Wood High School
The trust
Bishop Perowne CofE College is run by its own single-school academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop Perowne School (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 618 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bishop Perowne CofE College issued 133 suspensions, 11.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Bishop Perowne CofE College are St Barnabas CofE Primary School (0.2 miles), St George's CofE Primary School Worcester (0.3 miles), St George's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolSt George's CofE Primary School WorcesterSt George's Catholic Primary SchoolTudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
About
Bishop Perowne CE College is a Church of England secondary school with academy status located in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational school, with a capacity of 1,350 pupils aged between 11 and 16.
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At a Glance
28.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.17 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 41.5 to 42.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 36% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 42.3 | 35.6% |
| Disadvantaged(71) | - | 31.0 | 15.5% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(151) | - | 47.5 | 45% |
| Boys(109) | - | 44.1 | 42.2% |
| Girls(113) | - | 40.5 | 29.2% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(48) | - | 47.1 | 35.4% |
| Non mobile(213) | - | 42.3 | 35.7% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 5 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 176 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
1
Permanent exclusions
0.09%
Exclusion rate
133
Suspensions
11.39%
Suspension rate
64 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,168 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Bishop Perowne CofE College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Bishop Perowne CofE College is in Worcestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Worcestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bishop Perowne CofE College
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
1,160 pupils
1,200 places
40 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Worcester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Worcester
Across Worcestershire council
Places available
4,103
Applications
3,828
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
95.7%
All secondary applications across Worcestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
179
SEN Support
58
EHC Plans
20.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,155
Total Pupils
575
Boys
580
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
68
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,184
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,240
Per pupil
£9085k
Total funding
£411k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.5%
Overall absence
29.0%
Persistent absence
1,203
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Showing 10 of 13 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Bishop Perowne CofE College
What are GCSE results like at Bishop Perowne CofE College?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Bishop Perowne CofE College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 42.3. 36% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Bishop Perowne CofE College's Ofsted rating?
Bishop Perowne CofE College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for Bishop Perowne CofE College?
No fixed boundary. When Bishop Perowne CofE College is oversubscribed, Worcestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bishop Perowne CofE College?
Bishop Perowne CofE College was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Bishop Perowne CofE College?
Classes at Bishop Perowne CofE College average 23.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bishop Perowne CofE College?
Bishop Perowne CofE College has around 1155 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bishop Perowne CofE College?
11.5% of sessions were missed at Bishop Perowne CofE College in 2024/25. 29% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bishop Perowne CofE College?
Apply through Worcestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bishop Perowne CofE College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Bishop Perowne CofE College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bishop Perowne CofE College?
Bishop Perowne CofE College is at Merriman's Hill Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8LE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)