Secondary school

Hagley Catholic High School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Worcestershire
  • DY8 2XL
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 912 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 18%2017/18: top 24%2018/19: top 10%10% · 2018/192021/22: top 21%2022/23: top 22%2023/24: top 20%2024/25: top 28%No exams

A-level results

#58 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 MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 850.3 · West Midlands 44.19/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths52.2% · West Midlands 39.3%9/10 Top 20%−7.8 pts
EBacc point score4.56 · West Midlands 3.819/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.30 · West Midlands −0.108/10 Above
A level points per entry36.7 · West Midlands 31.79/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.1 · 168 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 52.7 · 167 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 51.6 · 167 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 57.2 · 170 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 55 · 188 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 52.3 · 176 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 53.2 · 191 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 50.3 · 186 pupils · West Midlands 44.1557.250.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 61% · 167 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 52% · 167 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 71% · 170 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 66% · 188 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 57% · 176 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 61.8% · 191 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 52.2% · 186 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%71%52%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.79 · 104 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 33.59 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 28.25 · 118 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 33.67 · 100 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 40 · 76 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 33.48 · 76 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 35.07 · 77 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 36.7 · 73 pupils · West Midlands 31.734028.25No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.3%
168 of 180 who put it first2014 · 81.6%2026 · 93.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st180168
2nd11611
3rd643

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2019Good
  4. 2025Ungraded visit

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 20261,088
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.5%
First language not English10.5%
SEN support10.7%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils18.3%

Girls 43.5%Boys 56.5%

91.4% full · 1,190 places · 172 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 146 responses (13.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school84.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.7% not applicable60.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.1% not applicable76.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?28.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 28.1% who said Yes above48.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school83.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult13.5
  • Classroom teachers 56.5
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 4.5
  • Other support 34.6

Teachers 65.5 FTE · Whole workforce 104.6 · 117 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,157
Spend per pupil£6,642
Staff spend per pupil£5,117
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£574,000in-year balance

Grants £7,083 · self-generated £75 · premises £287 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (14 academies) · trust reserve £2,684,000 · 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

191 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.4%
  • Education94.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment0.5%
  • Not sustained2.1%
  • Unknown0.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

83 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.6%
  • Education66.3%
  • Higher education55.4%
  • Apprenticeship8.4%
  • Employment16.9%
  • Not sustained8.4%
  • Unknown0%