Best Secondary Schools in Hereford

We checked all 10 secondary schools in Hereford, Herefordshire, and list every one: 9 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
10
Ranked
9
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Hereford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hereford also has 42 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Herefordshire. Herefordshire also has rankings for all of Herefordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Hereford

  1. 1

    St Mary's RC High School

    Local authority maintained, 745 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    59.7%

  2. 2

    Fairfield High School

    Academy, 607 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    50.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.2%

  3. 3

    The Steiner Academy Hereford

    Academy, 345 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    64%

  4. 4

    Weobley High School

    Local authority maintained, 533 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.1%

  5. 5

    Whitecross Hereford

    Academy, 942 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.8%

  6. 6

    The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

    Local authority maintained, 1,089 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.8%

  7. 7

    Kingstone High School

    Academy, 568 pupils, inspected April 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.5%

  8. 8

    The Hereford Church of England Academy

    Academy, 647 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    39.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.8%

  9. 9

    Aylestone School

    Local authority maintained, 443 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    36.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.2%

Secondary schools in Hereford without a rank