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Earl Mortimer College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
South Street, Leominster HR6 8JJ · earlmortimer.org.uk · 01568 613221
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.5
- 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
- 502
- 63% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 88 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 | 88 | 68 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 76 | 74 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 107 | 88 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 126 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 109 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.5, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade E+ (12.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 28.2 | −1 |
| Further education | 60 | +17.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 4.7 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −3.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2017/18 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 12 | Merit- (20.8) | Average -0.18 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 11 | — | -1.09 |
| 2015/16 | 16 | — | -1.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2021/22 | |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 20 |
| Employment | 46.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.3 |
| Activity not captured | 20 |
Ofsted
Earl Mortimer College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 51%
- Replies
- 81
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (28%) with SEND