Christopher Whitehead Language College
About the school
Christopher Whitehead Language 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.
- Latest inspection
- 25 May 2023
- Published
- 20 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.8
- 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
- 41.80%
- Worcestershire
- 40.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.90%
- Worcestershire
- 63.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 62.90%
- Worcestershire
- 40.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.11
- Worcestershire
- 3.92
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.93
AAB or better
- School
- 15.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1596
Girls
53.20%
Boys
46.80%
SEN support
7.52%
Education, health and care plan
4.07%
English as an additional language
10.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.18%
Overall absence
9.4
Persistent absence
27.6
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
247
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
108
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
37%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
43%