The Hereford Academy 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 21/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.3%, which is 4.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Marlbrook Road, Hereford, HR2 7NG
Website: http://www.theherefordacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01432373570
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Stoppard
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135662

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1120
Number of Pupils: 538
Number of Boys: 300
Number of Girls: 238

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.95 Confidence interval -1.16 to -0.74
Of the 149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 142 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:17%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.86
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marlbrook Primary School
Green Croft , Redhill HR2 7NT 		4out of 4 340 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's RC Primary School
Boycott Road , HR2 7RN 		3out of 4 974 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Riverside Primary School
Belmont Avenue , HR2 7JF 		3out of 4 1,239 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martin's Primary School
Holly Bush Walk , HR2 6AF 		3out of 4 1,263 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Primary School
Vicarage Road , HR1 2QN 		3out of 4 2,049 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hereford Academy
Marlbrook Road , Redhill HR2 7NG 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackmarston School
Honddu Close , HR2 7NX 		3out of 4 400 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street , HR1 2NW 		- not rated 2,199 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral School
Old Deanery , The Cathedral Close HR1 2NG 		- not rated 2,243 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY 		3out of 4 2,790 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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