Baxter College
Ofsted: Good
Score
D40
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
- Distance
- 3.0km away
The Bewdley School
Stourport Road, Bewdley, DY12 1BL
Local ranking17th of 45 secondary schools in Worcestershire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
958
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 15 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 174
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 46.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
50
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 92
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 964
- Boys
- 480 (49%)
- Girls
- 490 (51%)
- Capacity
- 958 (101% full)
- SEND
- 21.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.9%
- EAL
- 1.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 18.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,689/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.2%
- White Other: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
- Asian Indian: 0.3%
93.2%
White British
2.3%
White Other
1.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Stourport Road
Bewdley, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 135035
- UKPRN
- 10019145
- Establishment No.
- 4001
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