Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Yates Hay Road, Malvern, WR14 1WD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DYSON PERRINS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mike Gunston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,040
- Pupils on roll
- 592
- URN
- 137186
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684564751
About this school
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Malvern. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 592 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. 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 | 144 | 106 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 41.6 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.32 to +0.15 | +0.05 -0.23 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 35.8% | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 55.7% | 64.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 36.8% | 38.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
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 Dyson Perrins CofE Academy 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 | 41.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 614 |
| 2024/25 | 615 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dyson Perrins CofE Academy compares
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy ranked 18th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 11% | 36.4% | 592 | — |
| The Chase | 51.9 | 8.6% | 18.1% | 1,449 | 2.3 miles |
| Christopher Whitehead Language College | 43.8 | 9.4% | 23.2% | 1,580 | 5.5 miles |
| Hanley Castle High School | 47.8 | 8.8% | 16.2% | 1,142 | 5.6 miles |
| Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College | 53.1 | 7.8% | 17.4% | 1,036 | 6.0 miles |
| Bishop Perowne CofE College | 40.3 | 11.5% | 33.6% | 1,155 | 6.9 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)
- 36.42%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.04%
- Persistent absence
- 29.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Chase2.3 miles
Secondary · Malvern
-
Christopher Whitehead Language College5.5 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Hanley Castle High School5.6 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College6.0 miles
Secondary · Worcester
-
Bishop Perowne CofE College6.9 miles
Secondary · Worcester
Other schools in Malvern
- The Chase Secondary
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Malvern Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School Primary
- Madresfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School Primary
- Northleigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Somers Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dyson Perrins CofE Academy teach?
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Malvern.
- Who is the headteacher of Dyson Perrins CofE Academy?
- The headteacher of Dyson Perrins CofE Academy is Mike Gunston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dyson Perrins CofE Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dyson Perrins CofE Academy, 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 Dyson Perrins CofE Academy?
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy has 592 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dyson Perrins CofE Academy full?
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy has capacity for 1,040 pupils and 592 on roll (57%), 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 Dyson Perrins CofE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Dyson Perrins CofE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Worcester.
- Is Dyson Perrins CofE Academy a selective school?
- No. Dyson Perrins CofE Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Dyson Perrins CofE Academy?
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy is part of DYSON PERRINS CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dyson Perrins CofE Academy have?
- The schools register lists Dyson Perrins CofE Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dyson Perrins CofE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dyson Perrins CofE Academy rank locally?
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy ranked 18th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dyson Perrins CofE Academy's absence rate?
- Dyson Perrins CofE Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dyson Perrins CofE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dyson Perrins CofE Academy'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.