Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeNunnery Wood High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worcester.
Summary of the comparison
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College and Nunnery Wood High School are secondary schools in Worcester.
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Nunnery Wood High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College was judged Good and Nunnery Wood High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.1 for Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College and 49.7 for Nunnery Wood High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (54.6 in 2021-22, 53.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Nunnery Wood High School (52.4 in 2021-22, 49.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WorcesterBlessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College | WorcesterNunnery Wood High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 45 in Worcestershire | 5th of 45 in Worcestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,050 | 1,479 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Worcester, WR5 2XD | Worcester, WR5 2LT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 Stronger figure | 49.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.6% Stronger figure | 49.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.8% Stronger figure | 71.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.7% | 30.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | 4.41 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 203 | 289 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,050 | 1,479 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.4% | 19.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.2% | 21.2% | |
| SEN support | 10.9% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.6% Stronger figure | 22.8% | 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
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.
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Nunnery Wood High School
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