Secondary school

Christopher Whitehead Language College

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Worcestershire
  • WR2 4AF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,994 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 21%21%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 35%2018/19: top 34%2021/22: top 31%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 61%No exams

A-level results

#88 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 843.8 · West Midlands 44.15/10 Middle−29.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths41.8% · West Midlands 39.3%6/10 Middle−14.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.11 · West Midlands 3.817/10 Above−21.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.18 · West Midlands −0.105/10 Middle−24.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry33.93 · West Midlands 31.737/10 Above−13.4 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.8 · 226 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 48.4 · 228 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 48.7 · 206 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 49.1 · 221 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 52.4 · 237 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 44.2 · 247 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 45 · 246 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 43.8 · 256 pupils · West Midlands 44.1554.843.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 44% · 228 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 46% · 206 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 44% · 221 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 56% · 237 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 38% · 247 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 42.3% · 246 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 41.8% · 256 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%56%38%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: withheld (1 pupils)2016/17: 33.73 · 44 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 33.13 · 79 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 29.9 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 39.68 · 81 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 38.48 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 35.27 · 77 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 33.93 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 31.7339.6829.9No exams

Withheld 2015/16

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
236 of 236 who put it first2014 · 97.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st236236
2nd7218
3rd648

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,580
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.2%
First language not English10.1%
SEN support7.5%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils27.6%

Girls 53.2%Boys 46.8%

103.6% full · 1,525 places · 250 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 101.7
  • Leadership 7.6
  • Teaching assistants 25.4
  • Other support 47.8

Teachers 109.3 FTE · Whole workforce 182.5 · 219 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,675
Spend per pupil£7,603
Staff spend per pupil£6,120
Reserve per pupil£316
  • +£506,000revenue reserve
  • +£115,000in-year balance

Grants £7,521 · self-generated £270 · premises £438 per pupil

Single-academy trust: CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD LANGUAGE COLLEGE

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

246 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.9%
  • Education86.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.3%
  • Employment2.4%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown3.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

87 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83.9%
  • Education44.8%
  • Higher education42.5%
  • Apprenticeship6.9%
  • Employment32.2%
  • Not sustained14.9%
  • Unknown1.1%