What schools serve Worcester?

There are 64 schools in Worcester, Worcestershire, including Clifton upon Teme Primary School, Flyford Flavell Primary School, Pitmaston Primary School, Claines CofE Primary School, Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Worcester?

Worcester has 44 primary schools and 7 secondary schools. There are also 13 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Worcester?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Worcester, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Worcester schools are set by Worcestershire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Worcestershire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Worcester?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Worcester are set by Worcestershire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Worcester

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Worcester has 64 schools including 44 primaries and 7 secondaries, coordinated by Worcestershire County Council. The cathedral city's primary network is dense in the St John's, Warndon and Dines Green areas, and the most popular schools in each district regularly fill within a kilometre of their site. Church of England and Catholic schools account for a large share of primary provision and apply faith oversubscription criteria before distance.

Secondary demand in Worcester is heavily influenced by the presence of four grammar schools: Royal Grammar School, Worcester Grammar School (Girls), Christopher Whitehead Language College and Tudor Grange Academy operate selective and partially-selective entry. Families considering grammar entry should register children for the Worcestershire Grammar Test, separate from the main secondary admissions round.

School demand in Worcester

Across the 60 schools in Worcester with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 14 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

27 schools in Worcester have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

38 of the schools in Worcester are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Worcestershire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

23 of the schools in Worcester have a current Ofsted rating, of which 21 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Worcester: 6 oversubscribed (44)

Clifton upon Teme Primary School

Primary · Community school

Worcester · WR6 6DE

Ages 4-11 78 pupils Capacity 105

Flyford Flavell Primary School

Primary · Community school

Worcester · WR7 4BS

Ages 5-11 110 pupils Capacity 112

Pitmaston Primary School

Primary · Community school

Worcester · WR2 4ZF

Ages 4-11 628 pupils Capacity 630