Bishop Perowne CofE College
Academy converter secondary school in Worcester (Worcestershire).
Attainment 8
42.3
▼ 3.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
35.6%
▼ 11pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.5%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.9%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
7.8%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
96%
1,155 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Bishop Perowne CofE College is a Church of England secondary school located in Worcester, Worcestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,168 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,110. It is part of the BISHOP PEROWNE Church of England COLLEGE. The school is led by Mrs Jane Price.
Key facts
- URN
- 138107
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (20 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.20 governors are linked to a profile (19 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Jane Bennett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Eleanor Nicole Lupton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Joseph Sheridan Hibbert Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gina Cristina DiVito Smith Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Michael George Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachel Anne Clift Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Osmay Imran | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Christopher Michael Smith Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Goer Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ruth Scotson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Kirstin Price Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Shannon Joanne Rees Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Noble Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Tim Clarke (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 |
| Mr Matthew Goer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Margaret Haywood | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Jane Price Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Jane Mair Price Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mr Michael Kitcatt Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2019 |
| Mr Wdat Corporate Member | MemberTrust members | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2017 |
| Miss Sarah Elizabeth Chase Williams Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Tracey France Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Tania Dorman Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Robert Sidley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Evelina Budrike Former | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Tracey France Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Tracey Louise Cregeen Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record