The Hereford Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Hereford · HR2 7NG · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 11–16
- Att833.5
- P8-1.1
- EM5+23%
- Absence11.4%
2.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 139189
Whitecross Hereford
Academy converter · Hereford · HR4 0RN
Ages 11–16 · 942 pupils · Herefordshire, County of
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Overall absence
8.9%
Admissions demand
1.05 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-06-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.30
−20+2
Attainment 846.0
English & maths grade 5+39%
English & maths grade 4+59%
EBacc entry23%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.0%
Unauthorised2.3%
- Authorised absence
- 6.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 972
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.05 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
197
Places offered
187
1st-preference offers
177
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 356
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 187
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
942 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 942
- Boys / girls
- 472 / 470
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 942 / 900 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
- FSM pupils
- 166
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: WHITECROSS HEREFORD
- Academy trust
- WHITECROSS HEREFORD
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Knapp
Location
- Address
- Three Elms Road
- Postcode
- HR4 0RN
- Town
- Hereford
- 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
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 11–16, in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, 942 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Aylestone School
Ofsted: Requires improvementCommunity school · Secondary
Hereford · HR1 1HY · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 11–16
- Att835.9
- P8-0.8
- EM5+35%
- Absence9.5%
2.1 miles away
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Hereford · HR1 1UU · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 11–16
- Att844.0
- P8-0.2
- EM5+45%
- Absence9.3%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Knapp
- Telephone
- 01432376080