Community school · Herefordshire, County of

Aylestone School

11–16Ages
443Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116936URN

Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane, Hereford, HR1 1HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.0 above Herefordshire, County of median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of

185 applications for 67 places · 1st of 13 in Herefordshire, County of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.7of 90

Herefordshire, County of 46.3 England 46.0

12th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Herefordshire, County of median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

185 applications · 67 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 2.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
2024 2.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
2023 2.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
2022 3.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
2021 2.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
2020 2.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
2019 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
2018 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
2017 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
2016 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
2015 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
2014 2.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Herefordshire, County of median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Herefordshire, County of median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	67	185	2.8	56	0.84
Sep 2025	85	209	2.5	74	0.87
Sep 2024	88	247	2.8	73	0.83
Sep 2023	89	236	2.7	67	0.75
Sep 2022	89	274	3.1	101	1.13
Sep 2021	89	210	2.4	69	0.78
Sep 2020	91	214	2.4	70	0.77
Sep 2019	90	186	2.1	61	0.68
Sep 2018	90	135	1.5	69	0.77
Sep 2017	54	102	1.9	52	0.96
Sep 2016	59	96	1.6	51	0.86
Sep 2015	38	75	2.0	36	0.95
Sep 2014	72	188	2.6	67	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

84 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.712th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of

Herefordshire, County of 46.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%13th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of

Herefordshire, County of 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths44%

Herefordshire, County of 66% England 66%

This school
Herefordshire, County of median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.80

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	84	40.7	30%	44%	–
2024/25	89	36.3	29%	48%	–
2023/24	91	35.9	35%	53%	−0.80
2022/23	90	37.1	29%	47%	−0.70

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Aylestone SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
1.0 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

1.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
St Mary's RC High School
2.4 km · Herefordshire, County of

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
Whitecross Hereford
3.5 km · Herefordshire, County of

Good2023

1.8applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
The Hereford Church of England Academy
3.7 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

1.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
The Steiner Academy Hereford
10.6 km · Herefordshire, County of

Good2023

47.7Attainment 8
Kingstone High School
11.4 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.1applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
Weobley High School
15.8 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

2.0applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
17.4 km · Herefordshire, County of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 46.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116936 · 884/4015
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 450 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane, Hereford, HR1 1HY
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources