New College Worcester (NMSS)
Whittington Road, Worcester, WR5 2JX
52 pupils · 54% of 96 capacity
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — 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 19 November 2024, published 29 December 2024. 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 | 35.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 46.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.1% |
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.
Nearby alternatives
- Kimichi Worcester 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Fort Royal 1.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Newbridge School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The King's School 2.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Abigail's Place 2.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Norton College 3.1 km · No Ofsted rating
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.