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Whitecross Hereford
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Three Elms Road, Hereford HR4 0RN · whitecross.hereford.sch.uk · 01432 376080
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.5
- 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
- 942
- 42 over 900 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Whitecross Hereford
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 193 families put the school first and 186 places were offered; 94% 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 | 186 | 193 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 183 | 226 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 187 | 197 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 188 | 207 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 187 | 255 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.5, and 41.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 39.7 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 47.1 | +6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | −5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.7 |
Ofsted
Whitecross Hereford was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 90
- 10% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied