Hanley Castle High School, Worcester

In its own words: "Every Hanley student feels part of a happy, safe school community where they develop self-belief, are listened to and valued. Each individual develops their unique gifts, talents and abilities, maximising learning opportunities both within and outside the curriculum."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Hanley Castle High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Worcestershire and 47 across England.

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

That is down from 47.8 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 37.7, against 47.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 219 families put Hanley Castle High School as their first choice and 368 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 44 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hanley Castle High School are The Chase (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.9); and Dyson Perrins CofE Academy (5.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5).

Hanley Castle High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Hanley Castle High School is one of 4 schools run by Hanley and Upton Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 94 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 53% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hanley Castle High School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hanley Castle High School (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

In 2024/25, Hanley Castle High School issued 224 suspensions, 20.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Hanley Castle High School are Upton-Upon-Severn CofE Primary and Pre School (1.3 miles) and Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.