Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
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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 entry228 applications · 107 places offered · 145 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2025 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2024 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.7
- 2023 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2022 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2021 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2020 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2019 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2018 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2017 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2016 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.3
- 2015 1.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.2
- 2014 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Herefordshire, County of median
Dashed bars: as Fairfield High School (URN 116944), the previous school.
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 | 107 | 228 | 2.1 | 145 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2025 | 113 | 248 | 2.2 | 157 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2024 | 105 | 212 | 2.0 | 121 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2023 | 109 | 179 | 1.6 | 111 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 | 103 | 201 | 2.0 | 100 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 98 | 190 | 1.9 | 131 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2020 | 122 | 169 | 1.4 | 121 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 95 | 157 | 1.7 | 94 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 91 | 126 | 1.4 | 90 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 92 | 138 | 1.5 | 99 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2016 | 86 | 129 | 1.5 | 95 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 99 | 118 | 1.2 | 100 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2014 * | 86 | 117 | 1.4 | 87 | 1.01 |
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.) | 121 | 51.9 | 56% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 125 | 50.3 | 51% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 102 | 53.1 | 53% | 75% | +0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | 55.3 | 62% | 88% | +0.91 |
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
- Fairfield High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolOutstanding20232.1applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good · concerns noted20242.1applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · Herefordshire, County of20262.0applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
- 14.9 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20231.8applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
- 15.3 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood202347.7Attainment 8
- 15.6 km · Herefordshire, County of20261.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 18.2 km · Herefordshire, County ofRequires improvement20242.8applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
- 18.9 km · Herefordshire, County of20261.8applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 19.2 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 44.7Attainment 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
- 140868 · 884/4032
- Trust
- Fairfield High School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 600 pupils · 607 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2014
- Replaced
- Fairfield High School (URN 116944)
- Address
- Peterchurch, Hereford, HR2 0SG
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources