Baxter College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 8 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Unique reference
- 144367
- Address
- Habberley Road, DY11 5PQ
- Website
- www.baxtercollege.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 779 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 36.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 88.6%
Other White 4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Mixed 1.8%
Other 1.7%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.6
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.09
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
Baxter College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 136 66 70 |
| Year 8 | 148 79 69 |
| Year 9 | 173 97 76 |
| Year 10 | 133 62 71 |
| Year 11 | 113 57 56 |
| Year 12 | 33 13 20 |
| Year 13 | 42 23 19 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 36.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 17.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 49.0% 58.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 16.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.2% 2.4% |