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Wigmore School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Ford Street, Wigmore, Leominster HR6 9UW · wigmoreschool.org.uk · 01568 770323
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Herefordshire, County of 44.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 467
- 17 over 450 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 92% 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 | 93 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 81 | 88 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 103 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 81 | 75 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 85 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.4, and 39.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.13 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 42 | +7.2 |
| Further education | 44.3 | −7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wigmore School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 115
- 26% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (29%) with SEND