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Lady Hawkins' School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Park View, Kington HR5 3AR · lhs.hereford.sch.uk · 01544 230441
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Herefordshire, County of 44.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 281
- 55% of 510 places
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Lady Hawkins’ School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 44 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 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.3, and 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D+ (23 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 41 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 47.5 | +10.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −4.5 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 students | D+ (23) | Average -0.20 | |
| 6 students | D+ (23) | Average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 22 | D (21.2) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 17 | C (30) | -0.36 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 29 | −6 |
| Employment | 29 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 29 | +16 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lady Hawkins' School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 56
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (21%) with SEND