New College Worcester (NMSS)
Whittington Road, Worcester, WR5 2JX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mrs Rachel Perks
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 117064
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01905763933
About this school
New College Worcester (NMSS) is a special school in Worcester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 52 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.4 | 28.7 | 35.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.90 -2.88 to -0.92 | +0.15 -0.98 to +1.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% | 14.3% | 23.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 20% | 14.3% | 46.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 0% | 23.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How New College Worcester (NMSS) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.4 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 28.7 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 29.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.21%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 24.16%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kimichi Worcester0.7 miles
Independent schools · Worcester
-
Fort Royal1.0 miles
Special schools · Worcester
-
Newbridge School1.1 miles
Academies · Worcester
-
The King's School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Worcestershire
-
Abigail's Place1.7 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Worcester
- Fort Royal Special schools
- Newbridge School Academies
- Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Regency High School Academies
- Riversides School Academies
- Salford Farm Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- The Aspire Academy Free Schools
- Broadheath CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Callow End CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth School Primary
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does New College Worcester (NMSS) teach?
- New College Worcester (NMSS) teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Worcester.
- Who is the principal of New College Worcester (NMSS)?
- The principal of New College Worcester (NMSS) is Mrs Rachel Perks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New College Worcester (NMSS) last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New College Worcester (NMSS), and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is New College Worcester (NMSS)?
- New College Worcester (NMSS) has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is New College Worcester (NMSS) full?
- New College Worcester (NMSS) has capacity for 96 pupils and 52 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New College Worcester (NMSS) a faith school?
- No. New College Worcester (NMSS) has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does New College Worcester (NMSS) have?
- The schools register lists New College Worcester (NMSS)'s special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New College Worcester (NMSS)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 20.4 in 2022/23 and 35.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is New College Worcester (NMSS)'s absence rate?
- New College Worcester (NMSS)'s overall absence rate is 24.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New College Worcester (NMSS)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New College Worcester (NMSS)'s key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.