Secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Herefordshire, County of has 15 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,788 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 8% in a school sixth form, 37% at a sixth form college, 38% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 24% of students in Herefordshire, County of went to university (England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Herefordshire, County of against England
| Measure | Herefordshire, County of | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,788 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 37% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (15)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylestone SchoolCommunity school | 443 | 89% | 0% | 50% | 3% | — | 36.3 | 29% |
| Earl Mortimer CollegeCommunity school | 502 | 72% | 1% | 39% | 5% | — | 37.5 | 31% |
| Fairfield High SchoolAcademy converter | 607 | 88% | 0% | 36% | 1% | — | 50.3 | 51% |
| John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,274 | 83% | 36% | 35% | 5% | 38% | 47.7 | 48% |
| John Masefield High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 849 | 89% | 34% | 32% | 4% | 45% | 46.2 | 39% |
| Kingstone High SchoolAcademy converter | 568 | 82% | 0% | 46% | 6% | — | 42.3 | 42% |
| Lady Hawkins' SchoolAcademy converter | 281 | 77% | 0% | 29% | 2% | — | 43.3 | 49% |
| Queen Elizabeth High SchoolAcademy converter | 421 | 81% | 0% | 49% | 2% | — | 39.7 | 41% |
| St Mary's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 745 | 90% | 1% | 19% | 4% | — | 52.2 | 60% |
| The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolVoluntary aided school | 1,089 | 89% | 0% | 40% | 5% | — | 45.9 | 47% |
| The Hereford Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 647 | 78% | 0% | 48% | 3% | — | 39.6 | 26% |
| The Steiner Academy HerefordAcademy sponsor led | 345 | 68% | 4% | 32% | 4% | — | 51.0 | 64% |
| Weobley High SchoolCommunity school | 533 | 94% | 0% | 46% | 2% | — | 47.8 | 45% |
| Whitecross HerefordAcademy converter | 942 | 83% | 0% | 42% | 4% | — | 46.5 | 42% |
| Wigmore SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 467 | 82% | 1% | 36% | 5% | — | 48.4 | 40% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford College of Artscollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 30% | — | — |
| Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | — | — |
| Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.6 | 0% |
| Lucton Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0 | 0% |
| Hereford Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38% | — | — |
| Cambian Hereford Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.3 | 0% |
| Queenswood Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9 | 0% |
| Barrs Court Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 105 | 100% | 0% | 15% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Brookfield Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 0% |