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72 of 78 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Herefordshire, County of schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 65 of them.

63 of 78 rated Good or Outstanding
3 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 66.0% (best 100.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School Leominster	100.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Longtown Community Primary School Hereford	100.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
3	St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn Hereford	100.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
4	Clifford Primary School Clifford	94.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
5	Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School Hereford	89.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
6	Wigmore Primary School Leominster	87.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Walford Nursery & Primary School Ross-on-Wye	84.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
8	Pencombe CofE Primary School Bromyard	82.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
9	St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy Hereford hidden gem	82.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
10	St Francis Xavier's Primary School Hereford	81.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Madley Primary School Hereford	80.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
12	Michaelchurch Escley Primary School Hereford	80.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
13	Stoke Prior Primary School Leominster	80.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
14	Eardisley CofE Primary School Hereford	79.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
15	Bredenbury Primary School Bromyard	78.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
16	St Michael's CofE Primary School Hereford	78.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
17	Eastnor Parochial Primary School Ledbury	77.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
18	Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School Hereford	77.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
19	St Peter's Primary School Bromyard	77.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
20	Kingsland CofE School Leominster	76.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
21	Goodrich CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye	75.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
22	Holmer CofE Academy Hereford	75.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
23	Luston Primary School Leominster	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
24	Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy Hereford	73.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
25	Weobley Primary School Weobley	72.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
26	Bosbury CofE Primary School Ledbury	71.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
27	Hampton Dene Primary School Hereford	71.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
28	St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Ross-on-Wye	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	Orleton CofE Primary School Ludlow	70.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
31	Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Leominster	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
32	St James' Church of England Primary School Hereford	69.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
33	Brockhampton Primary School Bromyard	68.0%	Good improving	about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Ashfield Park Primary School Ross-on-Wye	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
35	Burley Gate CofE Primary School Hereford	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
36	King's Caple Primary Academy Hereford	67.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
37	Lugwardine Primary Academy Hereford hidden gem	65.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
38	Clehonger CofE Primary School Hereford	64.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
39	Ledbury Primary School Ledbury	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
40	Llangrove CE Academy Ross-on-Wye	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
41	Much Birch CofE Primary School Hereford	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
42	Sutton Primary Academy HEREFORD	64.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
43	Marden Primary Academy Hereford	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
44	St Paul's CofE Primary School Hereford	63.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
45	Trinity Primary School Hereford hidden gem	62.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
46	Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Ashperton Primary Academy Ledbury	60.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
48	Burghill Community Academy Hereford	60.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
49	Mordiford CofE Primary School Hereford hidden gem	60.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
50	Our Lady's RC Primary School Hereford	60.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	St Mary's CofE Primary School Hereford hidden gem	59.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Riverside Primary School Hereford	58.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
53	Ewyas Harold Primary School Hereford	56.0%	Requires improvement improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
54	Garway Primary School Hereford	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
55	Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School Hereford	56.0%	Good	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
56	Leominster Primary School Leominster	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
57	Whitchurch CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye	55.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Lord Scudamore Primary Academy Hereford	53.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
59	Canon Pyon CofE Academy Hereford hidden gem	50.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
60	Kington Primary School Kington	50.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
61	Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School Craven Arms	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
62	Shobdon Primary School Leominster	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
63	Cradley CofE Primary School Malvern	47.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
64	Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Malvern	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
65	Almeley Primary School Hereford	44.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
66	Gorsley Goffs Primary School Ross-on-Wye hidden gem	44.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
67	Broadlands Primary School Hereford hidden gem	38.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
68	Lea CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye	38.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
69	St Mary's CofE Primary School Hereford hidden gem	31.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Peterchurch Primary School Hereford	29.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
71	Bridstow CofE Primary School Ross-on-Wye	22.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
72	Withington Primary School Hereford	21.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

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6 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Herefordshire, County of, not a fairer one.

Marlbrook Primary School Ofsted: Good
Much Marcle CofE Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding
Pembridge CofE Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
St Martin's Primary School Ofsted: Good
St Weonard's Academy Ofsted: Outstanding
Wellington Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Good hidden gem

Applying in Herefordshire, County of

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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