Holy Trinity SchoolBaxter College

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Holy Trinity School and Baxter College in Kidderminster.

  • Holy Trinity School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Baxter College scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holy Trinity School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Trinity School was judged Good and Baxter College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.6 for Holy Trinity School and 36.6 for Baxter College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Holy Trinity School (52.1 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Baxter College (36.4 in 2021-22, 36.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Trinity School versus Baxter College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure KidderminsterHoly Trinity SchoolKidderminsterBaxter CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking19th of 45 in Worcestershire Stronger figure38th of 45 in Worcestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll739 779
Capacity785 1,068
LocationKidderminster, DY10 2BY Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
GCSE results
Attainment 841.6 Stronger figure36.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths38.2% Stronger figure24.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.1% Stronger figure45.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc39.7% Stronger figure9.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.59 Stronger figure3.09 4.09
Cohort68 113
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries11 23
A-level average points29.5 Stronger figure21.4 35.0
A-level average gradeC D
Pupils
Pupils in the census739 779
Free school meals (ever 6)21.1% 37.7%
English as an additional language9.9% 5.4%
SEN support16.5% 16.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% Stronger figure12.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.3% Stronger figure40.5% 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.

Holy Trinity School

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