The Steiner Academy Hereford
Hereford, HR2 8DL · Herefordshire, County of · all-through school
3rd of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.6/10 against 930 of them, against 9.0/10 nationally. 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 | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 64.0 · 87 | 30% | 2.60 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 1.57 · 100 | 25% | 2.50 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 51.0 · 74 | 10% | 0.75 |
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. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. In 2024/25, 64.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 51.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +1.57 in 2023/24, indicating better progress than pupils nationally starting from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.0 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh Award, gymnastics, archery, netball, self-defence, running, the Lower School Choir, Upper School Singing, the School Orchestra, and instrumental music tuition. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.
Getting in. The school has 348 pupils in a capacity of 332 places, meaning it is over capacity by 16. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With the school over capacity, how does the admissions process handle new applications? Since there is no breakfast club, what are the earliest arrival times for pupils? How does the school support pupils in the transition between lower and upper school music ensembles?
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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