Best Secondary Schools in Herefordshire

We checked all 18 secondary schools in Herefordshire and list every one: 15 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
18
Ranked
15
Without a rank
3

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 across Herefordshire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Herefordshire. Herefordshire also has rankings for Hereford.

Ranked secondary schools in Herefordshire

  1. 1

    St Mary's RC High School

    Hereford, 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

    Hereford, 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

    Hereford, Academy, 345 pupils, inspected July 2023

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

  4. 4

    John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy

    Ross-on-Wye, Academy, 1,274 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.4%

  5. 5

    Weobley High School

    Hereford, Local authority maintained, 533 pupils, inspected November 2017

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

  6. 6

    Wigmore School

    Leominster, Academy, 467 pupils, inspected March 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.8%

  7. 7

    Lady Hawkins' School

    Kington, Academy, 281 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49%

  8. 8

    Whitecross Hereford

    Hereford, Academy, 942 pupils, inspected June 2023

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

  9. 9

    John Masefield High School

    Ledbury, Academy, 849 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.9%

  10. 10

    The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

    Hereford, 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%

  11. 11

    Kingstone High School

    Hereford, Academy, 568 pupils, inspected April 2015

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

  12. 12

    Queen Elizabeth High School

    Bromyard, Academy, 421 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.8%

  13. 13

    Earl Mortimer College

    Leominster, Local authority maintained, 502 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31%

  14. 14

    The Hereford Church of England Academy

    Hereford, Academy, 647 pupils, inspected February 2024

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

  15. 15

    Aylestone School

    Hereford, 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 Herefordshire without a rank