Overall Oxbridge
#986
5 ranked schools · -72 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
55
Offers
8
Offer rate14.6%
-7.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Worcester
A cathedral city of around 104,000 people, Worcester is Worcestershire's county seat. Nineteenth-century glove making once employed thousands of workers here, and Royal Worcester Porcelain and Lea & Perrins became defining global industrial names. The composer Edward Elgar spent formative years in the city, which now hosts the University of Worcester as a cultural anchor. Droitwich Spa and Warndon form the residential periphery.
The River Severn flows past the medieval cathedral at the city's core, where neighbourhoods form a distinctive school-competitive belt for families seeking strong primary catchments. Upper Tything is among the most sought-after pockets for primary places, with Claines and St John's extending the inner-city school-competitive neighbourhoods. Railway connections link Worcester to regional Midlands services toward Birmingham and Gloucestershire.
45
Primary
schools
7
Secondary
schools
3
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
6
Special
schools
4
Other
schools
of which7sixth forms·28faith66 total
Area Performance
Worcester schools rank in the top 46% of England
Across 57 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.54/10, +0.14 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
15% Elite
Distribution across all Worcester schools
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Worcester vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 46%
Across all ranked Worcester schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,124 of 14,978
Top 42%Secondaryavg #1,635 of 3,862
Top 37%Sixth formavg #956 of 2,555
Primary schools: 40 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,124
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,124
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
8%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 10 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,635
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 42% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
41%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.1
+9.1 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,635
+8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 42% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
41%
-15 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
48.1
+9.1 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.37 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#956
+13 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 37% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
30%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
58%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.1/10
+0.37 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#956
+13 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 37% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
30%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
58%
+8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#265
3 ranked schools · -12 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
31
Offers
3
Offer rate9.7%
-5.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#924
5 ranked schools · -151 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
24
Offers
5
Offer rate20.8%
-8.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Worcester
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Worcester
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Worcester
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