Wolverley CofE Secondary SchoolKing Charles I School

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

Summary of the comparison

Wolverley CofE Secondary School and King Charles I School are secondary schools in Kidderminster.

  • Wolverley CofE Secondary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and King Charles I School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). King Charles I School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wolverley CofE Secondary School was judged in need of attention and King Charles I School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for Wolverley CofE Secondary School and 44.0 for King Charles I School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wolverley CofE Secondary School (44.9 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King Charles I School (49.4 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wolverley CofE Secondary School versus King Charles I School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure KidderminsterWolverley CofE Secondary SchoolKidderminsterKing Charles I SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking36th of 45 in Worcestershire 24th of 45 in Worcestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll960 1,128
Capacity1,008 1,304
LocationKidderminster, DY11 5XQ Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
GCSE results
Attainment 842.4 44.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths33.3% 35.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.6% Stronger figure56.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc73.7% Stronger figure72.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.87 4.05 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort171 183
A-level results
A-level entries24 48
A-level average points18.4 31.5 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD C
Best 3 A-levels points22.1 32.1 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 11.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census960 1,128
Free school meals (ever 6)27.6% 28.0%
English as an additional language1.7% 8.8%
SEN support12.2% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.8% 8.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.2% 24.6% 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

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.

Wolverley CofE Secondary School

King Charles I School

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