The Hereford Church of England Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Christian
Address Marlbrook Road
Redhill
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR2 7NG
Phone 01432373570
Reference Number 135662

General Makeup

Number of pupils 616
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.79%
Girls: 48.21%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 84 64 148
8 55 70 125
9 70 69 139
10 57 34 91
11 53 60 113

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 80%
White, Other 14%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
White & Asian 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
African 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-03-18
Date Description Report
2024-02-06 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-06-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2021-01-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-10-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-10-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-11-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-02-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-06-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-11-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-07-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-03-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-11-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-07-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-03-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-11-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-05-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-22 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
33.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 23% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 38.1% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 17 2
Third Preference 18 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Blackmarston School
Honddu Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7NX
0.23 miles
Blackmarston School
Honddu Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7NX
0.23 miles
Our Lady's RC Primary School
Boycott Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7RN
0.55 miles
Riverside Primary School
Belmont Avenue, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7JF
0.7 miles
St James' Church of England Primary School
Vicarage Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2QN
1.17 miles
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street, Hereford, HR1 2NW
1.25 miles
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Friar Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0AS
1.27 miles
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
Coningsby Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2DY
1.62 miles
Hampton Dene Primary School
Church Road, Tupsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1RT
2.11 miles
Holmer CofE Academy
Holmer Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 9RX
2.12 miles
Trinity Primary School
Barricombe Drive, Moor Farm, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0NU
2.15 miles
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1UX
2.26 miles
Broadlands Primary School
Broadlands Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1HY
2.27 miles
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Venns Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1DT
2.33 miles
Clehonger CofE Primary School
Gosmore Road, Clehonger, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 9SN
3.07 miles
Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy
Stretton Sugwas, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 7AE
3.47 miles
Lugwardine Primary Academy
Barneby Avenue, Bartestree, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 4DH
4.07 miles
Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School
Little Dewchurch, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 6PN
4.33 miles
Mordiford CofE Primary School
Mordiford, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 4LW
4.37 miles
Much Birch CofE Primary School
Much Birch, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 8HL
4.39 miles
Name Distance
Hereford Cathedral School
Old Deanery, Hereford, HR1 2NG
1.28 miles
Barrs Court School
Barrs Court Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1EQ
1.87 miles
The Brookfield School
Grandstand Road, Hereford, HR4 9NG
2.03 miles
G.E.M Hereford
Trinity House, 31 Barricombe Drive, Hereford, HR4 0NU
2.07 miles
Hereford College of Arts
Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LT
2.08 miles
Whitecross Hereford
Three Elms Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0RN
2.08 miles
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LS
2.09 miles
Hereford Sixth Form College
Folly Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1LU
2.12 miles
Aylestone School
Broadlands Lane, Hereford, HR1 1HY
2.25 miles
Aylestone School
Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1HY
2.27 miles
The Beacon College
Eastnor Drive, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1NZ
2.28 miles
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1UU
2.33 miles
St Mary's RC High School
Lugwardine, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 4DR
3.46 miles
The Steiner Academy Hereford
Much Dewchurch, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 8DL
4.42 miles
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