The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG · Herefordshire, County of · secondary school
15th of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 1.2/10 against 501 of them, against 0.8/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 5 | 35% | 0.19 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 25.8 · 10 | 30% | 0.31 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -1.09 · 2 | 25% | 0.05 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 39.6 · 19 | 10% | 0.19 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 25.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 39.6, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -1.09 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (1.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.8 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement in March 2024.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Combined Cadet Force and work towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 618 pupils in a building with 750 places, leaving 132 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific actions are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating from the 2024 inspection? How does the after-school club operate for students who need care after the school day ends?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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