St Mary's RC High School is a secondary school located in Hereford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lugwardine, Hereford, HR1 4DR
Website: http://www.st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk
Telephone: 01432850416
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stuart Wetson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116992

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 675
Number of Pupils: 749
Number of Boys: 375
Number of Girls: 374

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.44 Confidence interval 0.22 to 0.65
Of the 149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 141 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:55
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lugwardine Primary Academy
Barneby Avenue , Bartestree HR1 4DH
3out of 4 1,072 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Hampton Dene Road , Tupsley HR1 1UX
4out of 4 2,123 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hampton Dene Primary School
Church Road , Tupsley HR1 1RT
3out of 4 2,380 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Broadlands Primary School
Broadlands Lane , HR1 1HY
2out of 4 2,794 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's RC High School
Lugwardine , HR1 4DR
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hampton Dene Road , Tupsley HR1 1UU
2out of 4 2,011 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Aylestone School
Broadlands House , Broadlands Lane HR1 1HY
2out of 4 2,646 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereford College of Arts
Folly Lane , HR1 1LT
- not rated 2,880 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LS
- not rated 2,956 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hereford Sixth Form College
Folly Lane , HR1 1LU
- not rated 2,976 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beacon College
Eastnor Drive , HR1 1NZ
- not rated 2,791 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.