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Academy sponsor led · Herefordshire, County of

The Hereford Church of England Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • 647Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • ChristianReligious character
  • 135662URN

Marlbrook Road, Redhill, Hereford, HR2 7NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.2per place
0.6 below Herefordshire, County of median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of

150 applications for 127 places · 12th of 13 in Herefordshire, County of
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
41.5of 90
11th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 6 February 2024
    Graded inspection: 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
1.2applications per place, Year 7
0.6 below Herefordshire, County of median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

150 applications · 127 places offered · 115 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  3. 2024 1.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
  4. 2023 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
  5. 2022 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  6. 2021 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  7. 2020 1.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
  8. 2019 1.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  9. 2018 1.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  10. 2017 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
  11. 2016 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
  12. 2015 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
  13. 2014 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
More applications per place than the Herefordshire, County of median in 0 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261271501.21150.91
Sep 20251431571.11160.81
Sep 20241471641.11290.88
Sep 20231421741.21350.95
Sep 20221271501.21070.84
Sep 20211481731.21000.68
Sep 20201101121.0880.80
Sep 20191471451.01160.79
Sep 20181491451.01270.85
Sep 2017911131.2890.98
Sep 201672911.3710.99
Sep 20151001161.2970.97
Sep 20141652041.21640.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

126 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.511th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of
Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%12th of 14 in Herefordshire, County of
Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%
  • This school
  • Herefordshire, County of median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.09
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)12641.530%51%–
2024/258939.626%55%–
2023/2411333.523%43%−1.09
2022/2312335.028%47%−0.97

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

  • 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
135662 · 884/6905
Trust
Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Christian
Capacity
750 pupils · 647 on roll
Free school meals
39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2008
Replaced
Wyebridge Sports College (URN 116934)
Address
Marlbrook Road, Redhill, Hereford, HR2 7NG
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of

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