New College Worcester (NMSS), Worcester

Inadequate
Special
Non-maintained special school
Mixed
Ages 1119
Boarding school

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rachel Perks
Pupils:52 / 96 capacity
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:01905763933
Address:Whittington Road, Worcester, WR5 2JX
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Inadequate

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Inadequate

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 27 April 2022
URN:117064
UKPRN:10040382
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Worcester
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Inadequate at its April 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Sixth form.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Leadership & management (Inadequate).

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At a Glance

25.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

VI - Visual Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

15 responses
Would recommend93%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress100%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved73%
Bullying dealt with7%
Kept informed87%
Handles concerns73%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Blind College (adj)
94m · 2 min walk
Red Hill Traffic Island (adj)
268m · 4 min walk
Nunnery Wood High School (adj)
334m · 5 min walk
Kilbury Drive (Adj)
334m · 5 min walk
Red Hill Top (Eastbound)
369m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

54%

Available places

52 pupils

96 capacity

44 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Worcester

High pressure
New homes approved:2,435
Projected new pupils:438

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Worcester

Admissions Demand - Worcestershire

Low demand0.94x oversubscription

Places available

4,111

Applications

3,871

Got 1st preference

88.4%

Got preferred school

95.1%

Secondary admissions across Worcestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

27 April 2022
Inadequate
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementInadequate
Sixth FormGood
22 October 2014
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
13 June 2012
Good
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

24.16%

Overall absence

33.33333%

Persistent absence

9

Enrolments

Authorised23.904%
Unauthorised0.256%
Persistent (10%+)33.33333%
Severe (50%+)22.22222%

Absence trend

29.6787%
23/24
24.16%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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