Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Worcester

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College on 6 areas: 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well in their Year 11 examinations across a range of subjects, with published outcomes that are generally above national averages."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils behave very well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum which has ambition for all pupils."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have reviewed their approaches to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an astute understanding of their school, and where to focus their efforts to further increase levels of consistency."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have reviewed the school's taught curriculum for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leader should refine their inclusion strategies, including for disadvantaged pupils, to ensure the school continues to identify and reduce barriers to attendance, participation or learning".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College is a Catholic community of aspiration located in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. We are committed to all our students excelling spiritually and academically both within our college and beyond. Everything we do is encapsulated in our Mission Statement, “For the Greater Glory of God” and our core purpose is to develop virtuous young people."

On phones, the school says: "In summary, students may bring a mobile phone to school, but while on the school site it must be switched off and kept in their bag."

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 4.15pm, an open evening on Monday 9 November 2026 at 5.30pm, an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 5pm and an open day on Saturday 21 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Worcestershire and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Worcestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: pupils made above 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 40.2, against 53.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 256 families put Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College as their first choice and 486 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 62 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College are Nunnery Wood High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3); Christopher Whitehead Language College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); Bishop Perowne CofE College (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3); and Tudor Grange Academy Worcester (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48).

Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 214 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college and 4% to an apprenticeship.

The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blessed Edward Oldcorne School (opposite), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 429 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.

In 2024/25, Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College issued 81 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College are Cherry Orchard Primary School (0.2 miles), Red Hill CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), Stanley Road Primary School (0.6 miles) and Nunnery Wood Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.