Nunnery Wood High School
Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2LT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NUNNERY WOOD HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Powell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,488
- URN
- 137051
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01905363636
About this school
Nunnery Wood High School is a secondary academy in Worcester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,488 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nunnery Wood High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 287 | 293 | 289 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 51.8 | 49.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.49 +0.32 to +0.65 | +0.46 +0.30 to +0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 54.9% | 49.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.5% | 71.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 24.2% | 30.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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 Nunnery Wood High School 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 | 52.2 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,483 |
| 2023/24 | 1,494 |
| 2024/25 | 1,479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nunnery Wood High School compares
Nunnery Wood High School ranked 5th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.7 | 8.6% | 19.5% | 1,488 | — |
| Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College | 53.1 | 7.8% | 17.4% | 1,036 | 0.9 miles |
| Christopher Whitehead Language College | 43.8 | 9.4% | 23.2% | 1,580 | 1.8 miles |
| Bishop Perowne CofE College | 40.3 | 11.5% | 33.6% | 1,155 | 1.8 miles |
| Tudor Grange Academy Worcester | 45.9 | 8.5% | 27.7% | 1,059 | 2.1 miles |
| Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 9.2% | 24.9% | 1,290 | 5.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.54%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.63%
- Persistent absence
- 22.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College0.9 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Christopher Whitehead Language College1.8 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Bishop Perowne CofE College1.8 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester2.1 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre5.8 miles
Secondary · Droitwich Spa
Other schools in Worcester
Nunnery Wood High School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Worcester.
- Bishop Perowne CofE College Secondary
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Secondary
- Christopher Whitehead Language College Secondary
- Hanley Castle High School Secondary
- The Chantry School Secondary
- Tudor Grange Academy Worcester Secondary
- 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
- Claines CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nunnery Wood High School teach?
- Nunnery Wood High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Worcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Nunnery Wood High School?
- The headteacher of Nunnery Wood High School is Mr Stephen Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nunnery Wood High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nunnery Wood High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Nunnery Wood High School?
- Nunnery Wood High School has 1,488 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Nunnery Wood High School full?
- Nunnery Wood High School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,488 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Nunnery Wood High School a faith school?
- No. Nunnery Wood High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nunnery Wood High School a selective school?
- No. Nunnery Wood High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Nunnery Wood High School part of an academy trust?
- Nunnery Wood High School is part of NUNNERY WOOD HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nunnery Wood High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.2 in 2022/23 and 49.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nunnery Wood High School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Nunnery Wood High School ranked 5th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nunnery Wood High School's absence rate?
- Nunnery Wood High School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nunnery Wood High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nunnery Wood High School'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 1 July 2026.