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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 March 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry159 applications · 88 places offered · 93 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2025 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2024 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
- 2023 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2022 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2021 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2020 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2019 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2018 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2017 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2016 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2015 1.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
- 2014 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
- 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 | 88 | 159 | 1.8 | 93 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 81 | 144 | 1.8 | 88 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 150 | 1.7 | 103 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2023 | 81 | 141 | 1.7 | 75 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 85 | 125 | 1.5 | 82 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 91 | 127 | 1.4 | 86 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 86 | 110 | 1.3 | 86 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 77 | 110 | 1.4 | 76 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 87 | 103 | 1.2 | 86 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 91 | 119 | 1.3 | 96 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2016 | 77 | 93 | 1.2 | 78 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 83 | 92 | 1.1 | 83 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 84 | 127 | 1.5 | 97 | 1.15 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 89 | 46.4 | 42% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 88 | 48.4 | 40% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 88 | 46.2 | 36% | 64% | −0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 85 | 52.5 | 48% | 77% | +0.02 |
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
- Wigmore SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · ShropshireGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20231.1applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 17.6 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 17.7 km · WorcestershireGood20241.4applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 17.7 km · Herefordshire, County of20262.0applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
- 21.5 km · ShropshireRemains Good20231.5applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 25.8 km · ShropshireRemains Good20241.8applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 26.4 km · ShropshireRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136405 · 884/4046
- Trust
- Wigmore School Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 450 pupils · 467 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2011
- Replaced
- Wigmore High School (URN 116953)
- Address
- Ford Street, Wigmore, Leominster, HR6 9UW
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
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