Alcester Grammar SchoolSt Benedict's Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Alcester.
Summary of the comparison
Alcester Grammar School and St Benedict's Catholic High School are secondary schools in Alcester.
Alcester Grammar School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Benedict's Catholic High School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Alcester Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Alcester Grammar School was judged Outstanding and St Benedict's Catholic High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 75.5 for Alcester Grammar School and 40.5 for St Benedict's Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Alcester Grammar School (76.3 in 2021-22, 75.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Benedict's Catholic High School (55.1 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlcesterAlcester Grammar School | AlcesterSt Benedict's Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B82/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure | 17th of 38 in Warwickshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,299 | 455 | |
| Capacity | 1,290 | 798 | |
| Location | Alcester, B49 5ED | Alcester, B49 6PX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 75.5 Stronger figure | 40.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.7% Stronger figure | 33.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.3% Stronger figure | 52.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 153 | 48 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 264 | 30 | |
| A-level average points | 39.0 Stronger figure | 25.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.2 Stronger figure | 25.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.5% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,294 | 513 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 1.7% | 27.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.6% | 15.6% | |
| SEN support | 6.8% | 22.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.9% Stronger figure | 21.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Alcester Grammar School
St Benedict's Catholic High School
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