OFSTED
25 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
CHRISTOPHER WHITEHEAD LANGUAGE COLLEGE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,580
1,580 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
820
51.9% of pupils
Male pupils
760
48.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.3 pts
below England
School
22.5%
Worcester
20.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
below England
School
8.5%
Worcester
15.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Worcester
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.0%
1,232
Any other White background
7.0%
110
African
3.0%
47
White and Asian
1.8%
28
Pakistani
1.7%
27
Any other Asian background
1.5%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.7%
200 of
1,580 pupils
8.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.8
4.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.18 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.19 pts
higher than
England
School
9.40%
Worcester
7.43%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.79 pts
higher than
England
School
27.60%
Worcester
18.83%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.24 pts
higher than
England
School
4.05%
Worcester
2.98%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.6%
11.3 pts
above England
Christopher Whitehead Language College
103.6%
Worcester
88.3%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.