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Aylestone School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane, Hereford HR1 1HY · aylestone.hereford.sch.uk · 01432 357371
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Herefordshire, County of 44.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 98% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 67 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 67 | 56 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 85 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 73 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 67 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.3, and 29.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 44.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 37.4 | +12.4 |
| Further education | 40.7 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 2.2 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −7.6 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −11.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | — |
Ofsted
Aylestone School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- May 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 34
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (29%) with SEND