Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

Secondary · Worcestershire · WR5 2XD · URN 116999

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-03-23Cohort 1036Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 203
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 63 schools in Worcestershire
  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    53.1

    Worcestershire 37.63England 46.1

    15.5 above the area average of 37.6

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    58.6%

    Worcestershire 30.7%England 45.9%

    27.9 percentage points above the area average of 30.7

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    76.8%

    Worcestershire 47.1%

    29.7 percentage points above the area average of 47.1

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    4.4

    Worcestershire 3.25England 4.07

    1.2 above the area average of 3.3

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    10.8%

    Worcestershire 9.6%England 17.6%

    1.2 percentage points above the area average of 9.6

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    19.7%

    Worcestershire 26.4%

    6.7 percentage points below the area average of 26.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    16.3%

    Worcestershire 29.1%

    12.8 percentage points below the area average of 29.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    203

    Worcestershire 109

    94.4 above the area average of 108.6

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Worcestershire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
22.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
21.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
19.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
12.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
11pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
17.2pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
89.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Ofsted rated Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Good at its inspection on 23/03/2022.
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Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College is a secondary school in Worcestershire, postcode WR5 2XD (URN 116999).
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