Bishop Perowne Church of England College

Bishop Perowne Church of England College
Motto Growing together to be the best we can be
Established 1963
Type Academy
Religion Anglican
Headteacher Ms Farr
Chair John Bailey
Location Merriman's Hill Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR3 8LE
England Coordinates: 52°12′17″N 2°13′02″W / 52.20476°N 2.21711°W
Local authority Worcestershire
DfE URN 138107 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1050
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–16
Houses Duckworth, Fearnley, Perrins, Tilley
Website Bishop Perowne Church of England College

Bishop Perowne CE College is a Church of England secondary school with academy status located in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational school, with a capacity of 1,050 pupils aged between 11 and 16.

The school is a specialist Performing Arts College and was the first Worcestershire school to take Specialist Performing Arts status in 2002.

The school takes its name from two former Bishops of Worcester, John Perowne (Bishop of Worcester 1891–1901), and his son Arthur Perowne (Bishop of Worcester 1931–1941).

An Ofsted inspection in May 2012 judged the school to be Grade 2 (good). Lead inspector Michael Miller said: "The proportion of students achieving, and currently on track to achieve, five or more higher grade GCSE passes, including English and Mathematics, is above average. Opportunities for performance through the school's specialist status benefit students well and boost their confidence.

"The headteacher and governing body have high expectations of their staff. Good working relationships stem from equally positive, mutual expectations between teachers and students.

"Outstanding teaching can be seen in the performing arts. Teachers in these areas make a significant impact on the social, cultural a spiritual life of the school.

"With rare exceptions, students exhibit good attitudes to learning. They engage readily with their work and respond positively to teachers’ requests and expectations. Students manage well not only their behaviour and safety but also that of others.

"The need for exclusions has reduced significantly since the previous inspection. Discussions with students show that they feel they are treated fairly while at school and helped effectively to manage any personal difficulties.

"The openness to a multi-faith approach has been instrumental in helping raise students’ understanding of the beliefs of others and their awareness of life in a multicultural society. This reflects the school’s constructive approach to the promotion of equality and to tackling any potential discrimination. It continues the school’s Outstanding practice as identified in the 2010 OFSTED subject survey of Citizenship.

"The school has improved from satisfactory to being good; in this is has shown it has strong capacity for further improvement. A good curriculum ensures a balance of traditional, vocational, and diploma courses aimed well at meeting individual students’ needs and aspirations.

"The very well-focused leadership and direction of the headteacher, supported by expertise and determination of a good governing body, has helped to meet and resolve these challenges."

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