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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 November 2013Graded 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 entry213 applications · 142 places offered · 133 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2025 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2024 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
- 2023 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2022 1.4; 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 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2018 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2017 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2016 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2015 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
- 2014 1.3; 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 | 142 | 213 | 1.5 | 133 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 152 | 233 | 1.5 | 146 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 149 | 221 | 1.5 | 134 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 157 | 206 | 1.3 | 140 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 163 | 221 | 1.4 | 151 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 139 | 193 | 1.4 | 135 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 158 | 205 | 1.3 | 155 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 160 | 202 | 1.3 | 156 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 159 | 186 | 1.2 | 146 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 155 | 192 | 1.2 | 154 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 133 | 165 | 1.2 | 131 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 154 | 185 | 1.2 | 148 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 | 129 | 172 | 1.3 | 124 | 0.96 |
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.) | 152 | 47.0 | 46% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 149 | 46.2 | 39% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 151 | 44.9 | 46% | 64% | −0.35 |
| 2022/23 | 139 | 46.5 | 45% | 68% | −0.49 |
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
- John Masefield High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · Worcestershire20261.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 11.7 km · GloucestershireRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 13.0 km · WorcestershireGood20231.5applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 13.8 km · WorcestershireGood20232.1applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 16.0 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 16.5 km · Herefordshire, County ofStandards maintained20242.3applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
- 18.1 km · Herefordshire, County of20261.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 18.2 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good20231.4applications per place 37.0Attainment 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
- 136803 · 884/4058
- Trust
- John Masefield High School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 930 pupils · 849 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 June 2011
- Replaced
- John Masefield High School (URN 116955)
- Address
- Mabel's Furlong, Ledbury, HR8 2HF
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources