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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 30 April 2015Graded 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 entry168 applications · 80 places offered · 59 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2025 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2024 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
- 2023 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2022 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2021 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2020 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2019 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2018 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2017 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2016 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2015 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
- 2014 2.3; 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 | 80 | 168 | 2.1 | 59 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2025 | 112 | 211 | 1.9 | 93 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 118 | 222 | 1.9 | 116 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 96 | 215 | 2.2 | 95 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 145 | 258 | 1.8 | 134 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 117 | 235 | 2.0 | 141 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2020 | 126 | 229 | 1.8 | 123 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 119 | 187 | 1.6 | 115 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 108 | 164 | 1.5 | 103 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 105 | 139 | 1.3 | 102 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 79 | 1.3 | 53 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 | 43 | 60 | 1.4 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 48 | 110 | 2.3 | 48 | 1.00 |
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.) | 118 | 41.6 | 38% | 54% | – |
| 2024/25 | 130 | 42.3 | 42% | 58% | – |
| 2023/24 | 125 | 42.4 | 44% | 63% | −0.67 |
| 2022/23 | 114 | 46.1 | 58% | 75% | −0.28 |
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
- Kingstone High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20242.1applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · Herefordshire, County ofOutstanding20232.1applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 8.0 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood202347.7Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · Herefordshire, County of20261.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20231.8applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · Herefordshire, County ofRequires improvement20242.8applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
- 11.8 km · Herefordshire, County of20261.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 13.7 km · Herefordshire, County ofStandards maintained20242.3applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
- 15.0 km · Herefordshire, County of20262.0applications per place 45.0Attainment 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
- 137073 · 884/4021
- Trust
- Kingstone Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 636 pupils · 568 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Kingstone High School (URN 116939)
- Address
- Kingstone, Hereford, HR2 9HJ
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources