New College Worcester (NMSS)

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

WorcesterConstituency

WR5 2JXPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

New College Worcester (NMSS) is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 52 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.08

Ethnicity

White

88%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 52
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
29 Jun 2022	Inadequate	Good	Good	Good	Inadequate
13 Feb 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.