Secondary school

Hanley Castle High School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Worcestershire
  • WR8 0BL
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,258 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 19%2017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 19%2021/22: top 15%15% · 2021/222022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 26%2024/25: top 39%No exams

A-level results

#63 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 847.8 · West Midlands 44.18/10 Above−19.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths47.6% · West Midlands 39.3%8/10 Above−13.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.35 · West Midlands 3.818/10 Above−13.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.23 · West Midlands −0.108/10 Above−9.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.04 · West Midlands 31.738/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 55.2 · 142 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 52.5 · 160 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 50.1 · 151 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 53.3 · 169 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 57.5 · 165 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 50.7 · 167 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 50.9 · 164 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 47.8 · 170 pupils · West Midlands 44.1557.547.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 52% · 160 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 39% · 151 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 52% · 169 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 64% · 165 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 50% · 167 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 51.8% · 164 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 47.6% · 170 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%64%39%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 32.66 · 102 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 32.61 · 102 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 30.54 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 30.99 · 100 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 40.06 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 36.21 · 111 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 38.16 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 36.04 · 93 pupils · West Midlands 31.7340.0630.54No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.9%
175 of 219 who put it first2014 · 88.5%2026 · 79.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st219175
2nd1023
3rd430

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,142
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.1%
First language not English2.8%
SEN support12.4%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)8.8%
Persistently absent pupils23.2%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

113.2% full · 1,009 places · 192 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 55.3
  • Leadership 6.5
  • Teaching assistants 17
  • Other support 37.3

Teachers 61.8 FTE · Whole workforce 116.1 · 142 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,447
Spend per pupil£6,993
Staff spend per pupil£5,647
Reserve per pupil£576
  • +£634,000revenue reserve
  • +£500,000in-year balance

Grants £7,395 · self-generated £105 · premises £396 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HANLEY AND UPTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £1,051,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

164 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.1%
  • Education90.2%
  • Apprenticeship3%
  • Employment1.8%
  • Not sustained2.4%
  • Unknown2.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

94 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.1%
  • Education54.3%
  • Higher education53.2%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment28.7%
  • Not sustained11.7%
  • Unknown3.2%