Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ross-on-Wye · HR9 7FX · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 136399
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Academy converter · Ross-on-Wye · HR9 7ET
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,274
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of, 1,274 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Community school · Primary
Ross-on-Wye · HR9 5AU · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ross-on-Wye · HR9 5AW · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ross-on-Wye · HR9 6PZ · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.2 miles away
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ross-on-Wye · HR9 7PA · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
2.2 miles away
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Community school · Primary
Ross-on-Wye · HR9 5SA · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
2.7 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 136399
Location
- Address
- Ledbury Road
- Postcode
- HR9 7ET
- Town
- Ross-on-Wye
- County
- Herefordshire
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,274
- Boys / girls
- 635 / 639
- School capacity
- 1,460
- Capacity fill
- 1,274 / 1,460 (87%)
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- FSM pupils
- 205
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: HEART OF MERCIA
- Academy trust
- HEART OF MERCIA
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Morgan
- Telephone
- 01989764358
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-09-24
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 46.8
- Progress 8
- -0.2
- English & maths grade 5+
- 46%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 68%
- EBacc entry
- 42%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2