Aylestone School
Community school · 443 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.3
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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,274of 1,460 places
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 221
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 24 September 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 116975, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 247 pupils who finished Year 11 at John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy in 2023, 36% stayed on in John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy’s own sixth form (Herefordshire, County of average 8%), 35% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
Among the 92 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 38% went to university (Herefordshire, County of 24%, England 37%), and 20% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.7 against 46.1 across England and 44.7 in Herefordshire, County of, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Herefordshire, County of and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Herefordshire, County of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 247 | 1,788 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 36% | 8% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 37% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Herefordshire, County of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 92 | 2,405 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 38% | 24% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 35% | 39% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Herefordshire, County of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.7 | 44.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 36% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 3.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 20% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.6 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.2 | 47.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 220 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 220 | 100% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 73% |
| Combined Science | 216 | 98% | 65% | 17% | 9% | 67% |
| English Literature | 211 | 95% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 78% |
| History | 133 | 60% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 68% |
| Business Studies | 97 | 44% | 18% | 3% | 20% | 44% |
| Design and Technology | 86 | 39% | 11% | 17% | 23% | 78% |
| Religious Studies | 75 | 34% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 75% |
| Geography | 70 | 32% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 71% |
| Physical Education | 67 | 30% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 70% |
| Spanish | 48 | 22% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 69% |
| Textiles | 38 | 17% | 2% | 39% | 27% | 89% |
| Computer Science | 36 | 16% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 67% |
| German | 35 | 16% | 5% | 23% | 33% | 89% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 12% | 9% | 26% | 28% | 96% |
| 3D Design | 19 | 9% | 2% | 5% | 16% | 79% |
| Drama | 18 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| French | 15 | 7% | 18% | 27% | 29% | 80% |
| Music | 11 | 5% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 55% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 11 | 5% | 8% | 18% | 21% | 82% |
| Russian | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 35 | 34% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 29 | 28% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 25 | 24% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 5 | 5% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Herefordshire, County of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 201 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 103 | 1,165 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.22 | 33.38 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | 36 | 35% | 13% |
| Psychology | 27 | 26% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 26 | 25% | 31% |
| Sociology | 21 | 20% | 13% |
| Product Design | 20 | 19% | 2% |
| Physics | 15 | 15% | 12% |
| Biology | 15 | 15% | 20% |
| Physical Education | 13 | 13% | 3% |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 10% |
| Drama | 8 | 8% | 2% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 7% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 7 | 7% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 7% | 5% |
| English Language | 7 | 7% | 4% |
| Textiles | 6 | 6% | 1% |
| English Literature | 6 | 6% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 6% | 4% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Geology | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 28 | 27% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 17% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 16 | 16% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 13 | 13% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | 7 | 7% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 6% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.