Best Secondary Schools in Worcestershire

We checked all 45 secondary schools in Worcestershire and list every one: 31 ranked, then 14 without a rank.

Schools checked: 45
Ranked: 31
Without a rank: 14

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score across Worcestershire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Worcestershire also has 194 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Worcestershire. Worcestershire also has rankings for Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch and Worcester.

Ranked secondary schools in Worcestershire

Rank 1
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, Academy, 1,226 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
59.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
70.8%
Rank 2
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, Academy, 432 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
47.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.8%
Rank 3
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, Local authority maintained, 1,036 pupils, inspected February 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
53.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.6%
Rank 4
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, Academy, 995 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
47.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.3%
Rank 5
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, Academy, 1,059 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
45.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.9%
Rank 6
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, Academy, 1,282 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
46.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.5%
Rank 7
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, Academy, 1,088 pupils, inspected October 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.2%
Rank 8
The Chase
Malvern, Academy, 1,449 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
51.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 9
Woodrush High School
Wythall, Academy, 1,005 pupils, inspected December 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.1%
Rank 10
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, Academy, 1,488 pupils, inspected March 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.1%
Rank 11
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, Academy, 1,142 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.6%
Rank 12
The Chantry School
Worcester, Academy, 881 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.6%
Rank 13
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, Academy, 1,317 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.6%
Rank 14
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, Academy, 1,140 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.8%
Rank 15
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, Academy, 1,580 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.8%
Rank 16
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, Academy, 843 pupils, inspected December 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
38.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
31.3%
Rank 17
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, Academy, 1,290 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.1%
Rank 18
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, Local authority maintained, 970 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
42.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.8%
Rank 19
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, Academy, 592 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.3%
Rank 20
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, Academy, 1,140 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.5%
Rank 21
Holy Trinity School
Kidderminster, Free school, 723 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.2%
Rank 22
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, Academy, 782 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.8%
Rank 23
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, Academy, 453 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.7%
Rank 23
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, Academy, 1,039 pupils, inspected July 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.3%
Rank 25
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester, Academy, 1,155 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.3%
Rank 26
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, Academy, 958 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
26.7%
Rank 27
The De Montfort School
Evesham, Academy, 915 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.6%
Rank 28
Pershore High School
Pershore, Academy, 1,055 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
43.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.3%
Rank 29
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, Local authority maintained, 964 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention
Attainment 8
42.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.3%
Rank 30
Baxter College
Kidderminster, Academy, 766 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
36.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.8%
Rank 31
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, Academy, 435 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
Attainment 8
29.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.1%

Secondary schools in Worcestershire without a rank

Abbey College in Malvern
Malvern, Independent, 20 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
7.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Bowbrook House School
Peopleton, Independent, 193 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
42.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
6.1%
Bredon School
Tewkesbury, Independent, 192 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
18.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Bromsgrove School
Bromsgrove, Independent, 2,023 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
30.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Heathfield Knoll School
Kidderminster, Independent, 216 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
38.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.5%
Kimichi Worcester
Worcester, Independent, 1 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School
Summerfield, Independent, Selective, 206 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
36.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.5%
Malvern College
Malvern, Independent, 625 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
14.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
RGS Dodderhill
Droitwich Spa, Independent, 146 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
55.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.5%
Royal Grammar School Worcester
Worcester, Independent, Selective, 1,397 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
53.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
St Michael Abbey School
Tenbury Wells, Independent, 6 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
The King's School
College Green, Independent, 1,272 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
16.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0.8%
The River School
Worcester, Independent, 115 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
42.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.5%
Wribbenhall School
Wribbenhall, Independent, Selective, 6 pupils
No Ofsted inspection