King Charles I School
Hill Grove House, Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
1,140 pupils · 87% of 1,304 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 2 March 2023, published 18 May 2023. 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 | 44 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 72.7% |
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 — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 214 | 188 | 301 | 214 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 217 | 195 | 283 | 216 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 219 | 219 | 320 | 219 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 185 | 149 | 230 | 163 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 189 | 140 | 237 | 160 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 213 | 197 | 288 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 177 | 165 | 260 | 173 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 181 | 161 | 282 | 175 |
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
- Baxter College 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wolverley CofE Secondary School 4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Bewdley School 5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hagley Catholic High School 7.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form 7.4 km · Good (2022) · 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.