Baxter College
Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
766 pupils · 72% of 1,068 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 April 2025, published 20 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 45.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 152 | 121 | 221 | 133 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 143 | 106 | 193 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 141 | 131 | 225 | 132 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 157 | 141 | 227 | 151 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 134 | 233 | 162 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 149 | 135 | 242 | 143 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 130 | 123 | 205 | 126 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 145 | 138 | 220 | 140 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King Charles I School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Bewdley School 3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School 3.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form 7.7 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Hagley Catholic High School 9.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.