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Barrs Court School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Special academy
Barrs Court Road, Hereford HR1 1EQ · barrscourtschool.co.uk · 01432 265035
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Pupils
- 105
- 10 over 95 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 94.4 | +6.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | — |
Ofsted
Barrs Court School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼53% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲91% agreeEngland 76%
based on the 65% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 49%
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲94% agreeEngland 67%
based on 16 parents (94%) with SEND