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About the school

Baxter College is an open secondary school in Worcestershire.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
8 April 2025
Published
20 May 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Latest outcome
Not judged

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Not judged

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

113 pupils

Attainment 8

School
36.6
Worcestershire
44.2
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Worcestershire
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
24.80%
Worcestershire
40.90%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
45.10%
Worcestershire
63.10%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
9.70%
Worcestershire
40.50%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
3.09
Worcestershire
3.92
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

23 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
D

Average A-level points

School
21.38

AAB or better

School
Suppressed

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

779

Girls

48.91%

Boys

51.09%

SEN support

16.43%

Education, health and care plan

3.34%

English as an additional language

5.40%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

37.70%

Overall absence

12.59

Persistent absence

40.46

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

132

Sustained education or employment

93%

Education

84%

Apprenticeship

5%

Employment

5%

Not sustained

5%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

52

Sustained education or employment

83%

Higher education

35%

Further education

0%

Apprenticeship

8%

Employment

40%

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