Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeThe Chantry School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worcester.

Summary of the comparison

Christopher Whitehead Language College and The Chantry School are secondary schools in Worcester.

  • Christopher Whitehead Language College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Chantry School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Chantry School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Christopher Whitehead Language College was judged Good and The Chantry School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.8 for Christopher Whitehead Language College and 49.4 for The Chantry School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Christopher Whitehead Language College (52.4 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Chantry School (54.6 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Christopher Whitehead Language College versus The Chantry School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorcesterChristopher Whitehead Language CollegeWorcesterThe Chantry SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking22nd of 45 in Worcestershire 8th of 45 in Worcestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,596 886
Capacity1,525 875
LocationWorcester, WR2 4AF Worcester, WR6 6QA
GCSE results
Attainment 843.8 49.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.8% 43.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths62.9% 71.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc62.9% Stronger figure27.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.11 4.27 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort256 179
A-level results
A-level entries91 Not reported
A-level average points33.9 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points34.5 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,596 886
Free school meals (ever 6)23.2% 15.2%
English as an additional language10.1% 0.8%
SEN support7.5% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.4% 7.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.6% 17.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Christopher Whitehead Language College

The Chantry School

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